Collaborating for lasting change.
Guided by the expertise of our Board of Directors and the commitment of our partners and donors, we work to achieve the greatest nutrition impact at the lowest cost. From generating evidence and advancing research to shaping policy and the global knowledge base for nutrition, we play a leading role in ensuring that people everywhere have access to the nutrition they need.
Board of Directors
Strategic leadership for a healthier future.
Nutrition International’s Board of Directors provides strategic support and overarching guidance, steering our efforts to fulfill the objectives outlined in our Strategic Plan and advance our mission of transforming lives through improved nutrition. Bringing together leaders from multilateral institutions, academia, non-profits and beyond, the expertise and global leadership of our directors strengthen our ability to deliver effective, sustainable solutions for the people we exist to serve.
Masood Ahmed - Board Chair
President Emeritus, Center for Global Development, Washington, DC, USA
Vivian Onano - Board Vice-Chair
Founder and Director, Leading Light Initiative
Suprotik Basu
Managing Partner, Helena Special Investments, New York, NY, USA
Joanne Carter
Executive Director, RESULTS/RESULTS Educational Fund (REF), Washington, DC, USA
Her Excellency, Ambassador Minata Samaté Cessouma
African Union’s Former Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development
Shaila Khan Leekha
Co-founder and COO, Clima Investments, United Kingdom
His Excellency Dr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete
Former President of Tanzania, Chairman, Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete Foundation, Global Partnership for Education Board Chair and Chancellor, University of Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
His Excellency Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki
Former Prime Minister of Niger and African Union Special Envoy for Food Systems
Stanley Zlotkin
Inaugural Chief of the SickKids Centre for Global Child Health and Professor of Paediatrics, Public Health Sciences and Nutrition Sciences University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
Tom Bui - Honorary Member
Director, Food Systems and Nutrition, Global Affairs Canada
Partners & Donors
Partnerships that power global nutrition.
The expertise, resources and generosity of our esteemed partners and donors make it possible to influence policy, strengthen delivery systems and integrate nutrition into broader health and development efforts. Together, we’re achieving impact at scale and building a healthier, more prosperous world for hundreds of millions of people worldwide, with a focus on women, girls and children. Here are just some of the partners and donors we’re proud to work with: