John Hamre was elected president and CEO of CSIS in January 2000 and named Pritzker Chair in December 2012. Before joining CSIS, he served as the 26th U.S. deputy secretary of defense. Prior to holding that post, he was the under secretary of defense (comptroller) from 1993 to 1997. As comptroller, Dr. Hamre was the principal assistant to the secretary of defense for the preparation, presentation…
Type: Expert
Originally from Boston, Arielle holds a PhD from UC Davis, where she was a NSF graduate fellow. Her research focuses on flavor chemistry and cuisine, and collaborating with chefs and other food authorities around the world. Arielle has written and spoken on food and science for a variety of outlets and has worked informally with MAD, noma, and the Nordic Food Lab since 2012. In 2014 she moved to…
Type: Expert
Chido Govera is a farmer, campaigner and educator. Chido is teaching mushroom cultivation to hundreds of people in Zimbabwe, Tanzania, South Africa, the Congo and also women from India, orphans from Columbia and many other. At the age of 11 she was elected one of 15 orphans to participate in a fungiculture project financed by ZERI Foundation and realized by the Africa University in Mutare. She…
Type: Expert
A native Dane, Mark Emil Hermansen is the Head of Development at MAD, a Copenhagen based non-profit, founded by chef René Redzepi, with the mission to build a better world through a better meal. Upon graduating from Oxford University with a degree in social anthropology, he joined the team at the Nordic Food Lab, a Copenhagen-based non-profit research institution. At the lab, he headed the…
Type: Expert
Elisabeth Mealey is the Communications Manager for Sustainable Development at the World Bank. In this role, she works with an expert team of communicators on topics ranging from climate change, to water and sanitation, to social inclusion, food and agriculture, and nature and landscapes. She joined the World Bank in 2004, initially working in the Pacific Islands region but later moving to…
Type: Expert
Anthony Hodge joined the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) as president in October 2008. He is responsible for providing leadership for ICMM and maintaining the integrity, efficiency and effectiveness of ICMM activities. Anthony reports to the ICMM Council made up of member company CEOs. In his career spanning over 30 years, Anthony has worked as a consulting engineer for the…
Type: Expert
Anita Marangoly George is Senior Director of the World Bank Group’s Energy and Extractive Industries Global Practice. In this position, she provides leadership and strategic direction to the Global Practice that fosters partnerships with key clients through lending, advisory and knowledge services. The sustainable development of energy and extractive industries is key to delivering on the World…
Type: Expert
Una Meades is Lead Counsel in the World Bank’s Environmental and International Law department.
Type: Expert
Mark King is the Chief Officer, Environmental and Social Standards, in the Operations Policy & Country Services (OPCS), The World Bank Group, since January, 2014. Among other tasks, he is directly responsible for the ongoing Update and Review of the Bank's Safeguard policies. Prior to joining the Bank, Mark was Director of Policy and Project Oversight at the European Bank for Reconstruction…
Type: Expert
Charles E. Di Leva is Chief Counsel of the Environmental and International Law Practice Group in the World Bank Legal Vice-Presidency and is the Bank’s Legal Advisor to the Climate Change Solutions Area and the Environment and Natural Resources Global Practice Group. Since 1992 he has worked in all regions, specializing on issues pertaining to sustainable development, such as climate finance,…
Type: Expert
