Ellen Gustafson
Founder & Chair | Food & Agriculture Innovator
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Ellen Gustafson is a social entrepreneur, author, and global food systems changemaker. She is the co-founder of FEED Projects, a social business that has provided over 100 million school meals, and The 30 Project, a platform for rethinking the global food system.
Gustafson's TED Talks have reached millions, exploring the connections between food, health, and sustainability. Her keynotes inspire audiences to become active agents of food system transformation, bridging business innovation with social impact.
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Obesity + hunger = 1 global food issue
Co-creator of the philanthropic FEED bags, Ellen Gustafson says hunger and obesity are two sides of the same coin. In her talk, she launches The 30 Project -- a way to change how we farm and eat in the next 30 years, and solve the global food inequalities behind both epidemics.
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