Global Food Systems Program Affiliates

Clinical Professor of Law; Director, Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation; Director, Food Law and Policy Clinic; Harvard Law School

Emily Broad Leib conducts scholarly and applied work at the intersection of food systems, law, and policy, with a focus on increasing food access, supporting food is medicine, reducing food loss and waste, and increasing sustainability in food production.

Harvey Brooks Research Professor of International Science, Public Policy and Human Development; Harvard Kennedy School

William Clark’s research explores how scientific knowledge can be better linked to practical actions in support of sustainable development of the world food system.

Charles Bullard Professor of Forestry; Faculty Fellow of the Arnold Arboretum; Affiliate of Environmental Science and Engineering; Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Michele Holbrook conducts research on the physics and physiology of vascular transport in plants with the goal of understanding how constraints on the movement of water and solutes between soil and leaves influences ecological and evolutionary processes.

Fredrick J. Stare Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology Nutrition; Chair, Department of Nutrition; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Dr. Hu’s primary research interests include epidemiology and prevention of cardiometabolic diseases through diet and lifestyle; gene-environment interactions; nutritional omics and precision nutrition; and nutrition transitions in low- and middle-income countries.

Department Chair, Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences; Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering; Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Peter Huybers’ lab researches how climate change will influence food production and food security.

Assistant Professor of Public Policy; Harvard Kennedy School

Ishan Nath is interested in the intersection of climate change, agriculture, international trade, and the macroeconomics of development.

John D. Black Professor; Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Promotions and Tenure; Harvard Business School

Forest Reinhardt is interested in the strategies of firms in the food and agribusiness industries worldwide as these are affected by technology, consumer demand, and government behavior.

Junior Fellow, Harvard Society of Fellows; Assistant Professor, Economics (eff. 7/2026); Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Anna Russo's research fields are environmental economics, public finance, industrial organization, and market design.

Ray A. Goldberg Professor of the Global Food System; Harvard Kennedy School

Wolfram Schlenker studies the effect of weather and climate on agricultural yields and migration, how climate trends and the US biofuel mandate influences agricultural commodity prices, and how pollution impacts both agricultural yields and human morbidity.

Assistant Professor of Public Policy; Harvard Kennedy School

Charles Taylor studies environmental economics—focusing on climate, agriculture, land use, migration, and economic history—using satellite data and remote sensing to answer policy‑relevant questions.

Senator John Heinz Professor of Environmental Management; Harvard Business School

Michael Toffel’s research examines how companies are addressing climate change and other environmental and working condition issues in their operations and supply chains. He hosts the HBS Climate Rising podcast.

Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition; Director, Thich Nhat Hanh Center for Mindfulness in Public Health; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Dr. Willett’s primary research is to understand the relationships between diet and dietary components to long term health outcomes, and to integrate this knowledge into foods systems that are healthy, sustainable, and just.