Rahim Budhwani, NACS Chairman, speaks during the plenary session of Partnership for a Healthier America's 2017 Building a Healthier Future Summit. Rahim Budhwani, NACS Chairman, speaks during the plenary session of Partnership for a Healthier America's 2017 Building a Healthier Future Summit.

2018 Summit Speakers

2018 Summit Speakers

Nebeyou Abebe, Vice President, Health and Well-Being, Sodexo North America, is a speaker at Partnership for a Healthier America's 2018 Innovating a Healthier Future Summit, May 2-4 in Washington, DC.

Nebeyou Abebe

Vice President of Health & Well-Being at Sodexo North America

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Image of Dr. Joshua Anthony, Vice President of Global Research and Development, Campbell Soup Company and speaker at Partnership for a Healthier America's 2018 Innovating a Healthier Future Summit.

Dr. Joshua Anthony

Vice President of Global Research and Development, Campbell Soup Company

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Image of Lieutenant General Mick Bednarek, Member of Mission: Readiness and speaker at Partnership for a Healthier America's 2018 Innovating a Healthier Future Summit.

Lieutenant General Mick Bednarek

Member of Mission: Readiness

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Maggie Biscarr, Director for Global Partnership Solutions, Public Policy and Government Affairs at PepsiCo, is a speaker at Partnership for a Healthier America's 2018 Innovating a Healthier Future Summit.

Maggie Biscarr

Director for Global Partnership Solutions, Public Policy and Government Affairs at PepsiCo

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Headshot for Sharon Bligh.

Sharon Bligh

Director, Health & Wellness Pillar at The Consumer Goods Forum

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Headshot for Amaris Bradley, Partnerships Director and Registered Dietitian at Partnership for a Healthier America.

Amaris Bradley

Registered Dietitian and Senior Director, Partnerships, Partnership for a Healthier America

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Victoria Kumpuris Brown, Senior Program Officer at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is a speaker at Partnership for a Healthier America's 2017 Building a Healthier Future Summit.

Victoria Brown

Senior Project Officer, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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Headshot of Dr. Susan Canizares of Learning Care Group.

Dr. Susan Canizares

Chief Academic Officer for Learning Care Group

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Headshot of Philippe Caradec, Vice President, Public Affairs for DanoneWave and speaker at Partnership for a Healthier America's 2018 Innovating a Healthier Future Summit, May 2-4 in Washington, DC.

Phillipe Caradec

Vice President, Public Affairs, DanoneWave

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Headshot of William Colgrove, Chief Creative Officer at Threespot and a speaker at Partnership for a Healthier America's 2018 Innovating a Healthier Future Summit.

William Colgrove

Chief Creative Officer at Threespot

Headshot of Lauren Compere, Managing Director, Boston Common Asset Management; Member of the Board, Access to Nutrition Foundation, and a speaker at Partnership for a Healthier America's 2018 Innovating a Healthier Future Summit.

Lauren Compere

Managing Director, Boston Common Asset Management; Member of the Board, Access to Nutrition Foundation

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Headshot of Tamika Curry Smith, Head of Diversity and Inclusion at Mercedes-Benz USA and a speaker at Partnership for a Healthier America's 2018 Innovating a Healthier Future Summit, May 2-4 in Washington, DC.

Tamika Curry Smith

Head of Diversity and Inclusion, Mercedes-Benz USA

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Portrait of PHA Board Member Dr. Bill Dietz.

Dr. William Dietz

Chair of the Sumner M. Redstone Global Center for Prevention and Wellness at Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University

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Image of Helen Driskell, Sales Director, Procter & Gamble and speaker at Partnership for a Healthier America's 2018 Innovating a Healthier Future Summit.

Helen Driskell

Sales Director, Procter & Gamble

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Headshot of Brian Ebersole, Senior Director of Springboard Health at Geisinger, and a speaker at Partnership for a Healthier America's 2018 Innovating a Healthier Future Summit.

Brian Ebersole

Senior Director of Springboard Health at Geisinger

Headshot of Dr. Christina Economos, Professor and the New Balance Chair in Childhood Nutrition at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy and Medical School at Tufts University; co-Founder and Director of ChildObesity180, and speaker at Partnership for a Healthier America's 2018 Innovating a Healthier Future Summit.

Dr. Christina Economos

Professor and the New Balance Chair in Childhood Nutrition at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy and Medical School at Tufts University; co-Founder and Director of ChildObesity180

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Portrait of James R. Gavin III, Chair of PHA's Board of Directors.

Dr. James Gavin

Clinical professor of medicine at Emory University School of Medicine and clinical professor of medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine

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Headshot for Dan Glickman, Vice President of the Aspen Institute and a speaker at Partnership for a Healthier America's 2018 Innovating a Healthier Future Summit, May 2-4 in Washington, DC.

Dan Glickman

Former Secretary of Agriculture and Vice President, Aspen Institute

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Headshot for Melissa Graham.

Melissa Graham

Executive Director and Head Spear at Purple Asparagus

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Headshot for Caron Gremont, Senior Director of Healthy Eating at Martha's Table in Washington, DC.

Caron Gremont

Senior Director of Healthy Eating at Martha's Table

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Headshot of Susan Harris, Senior Director, Obesity Management at Novo Nordisk and a speaker at Partneship for a Healthier America's 2018 Innovating a Healthier Future Summit.

Susan Harris

Senior Director, Obesity Management at Novo Nordisk

Headshot of Dr. Ed Harwood, Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer, Aero Farms and a speaker at Partnership for a Healthier America's 2018 Innovating a Healthier Future Summit.

Dr. Ed Harwood

Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer of Aero Farms

Image of Dr. Todd Hobbs, vice president and chief medical officer for Novo Nordisk in North America, and a speaker at Partnership for a Healthier America's 2018 Innovating a Healthier Future Summit.

Dr. Todd Hobbs

Vice President & Chief Medical Officer, Novo Nordisk, North America

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Alex Hurd, Business Development, U.S. Health and Wellness at Walmart, is a speaker at Partnership for a Healthier America's 2018 Innovating a Healthier Future Summit, May 2-4 in Washington, DC.

Alex Hurd

Business Development, U.S. Health and Wellness at Walmart

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Placeholder headshot for speakers at the Partnership for a Healthier America's 2017 Building a Healthier Future Summit.

Dr. Wendy L. Johnson

Vice President, Nutrition, Health and Wellness, Nestle Corporate Affairs

Inge Kauer is a speaker at Partnership for a Healthier America's 2018 Summit;

Inge Kauer

Director, Access to Nutrition Foundation

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Headshot of Amber Kelley, Blogger and YouTuber at Cook With Amber, and a speaker at Partnership for a Healthier America's 2018 Innovating a Healthier Future Summit, May 2-4 in Washington, DC.

Amber Kelley

Blogger and YouTuber at Cook With Amber

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Headshot of Shiriki Kumanyika, Professor Emerita, University of Pennsylvania, and Chairman of the Expert Group of ATNF, and a speaker at Partnership for a Healthier America's 2018 Innovating a Healthier Future Summit.

Shiriki Kumanyika

Professor Emerita, University of Pennsylvania, and Chairman of the Expert Group of ATNF

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Headshot of Silvia Lagnado, Global Chief Marketing Officer at McDonald’s and a speaker at Partnership for a Healthier America's 2018 Innovating a Healthier Future Summit, May 2-4 in Washington, DC.

Silvia Lagnado

Global Chief Marketing Officer at McDonald’s

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Headshot of Bruce Y. Lee, MD, MBA is associate professor of International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, executive director of the Global Obesity Prevention Center (GOPC) at Johns Hopkins, and director of Operations Research at the International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC) as well as associate professor at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School.

Dr. Bruce Lee

Director, Global Obesity Prevention Center at Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health

Mike Lee, founder of The Future Market, is a speaker at Partnership for a Healthier America's 2018 Innovating a Healthier Future Summit, May 2-4 in Washington, DC.

Mike Lee

Founder of The Future Market

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Headshot of Ido Leffler, the co-founder and Chairman of Brandless.

Ido Leffler

Co-founder and Chairman of Brandless

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Image of Paul Lightfoot, Chief Executive Officer, BrightFarms and speaker at Partnership for a Healthier America's 2018 Innovating a Healthier Future Summit.

Paul Lightfoot

Chief Executive Officer, BrightFarms

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Headshot of Renske Lynde

Renske Lynde

Co-Founder and Managing Director of Food Systems 6

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Headshot for Braeden Mannering, Founder of 3Bs: Braeden's Brown Bags.

Braeden Mannering

Chief Executive Officer of 3B: Braeden’s Brown Bags

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Headshot of Tom McDougall, Founder of 4P Foods and a speaker at Partnership for a Healthier America's 2018 Innovating a Healthier Future Summit, May 2-4 in Washington, DC.

Tom McDougall

Founder, 4P Foods

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Headshot of Congresssman Jim McGovern.

Congressman Jim McGovern

Congressman Jim McGovern represents Massachusetts's 2nd Congressional District.

Headshot for David McInerney, Co-Founder and Chief Food Adventurer at FreshDirect, and a speaker at Partnership for a Healthier America's 2018 Innovating a Healthier Future Summit.

David McInerney

Co-Founder and Chief Food Adventurer at FreshDirect

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Headshot for Theresa Miller of Girls on the Run International.

Theresa Miller

Chief Engagement Officer at Girls on the Run International

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Headshot of H. Melvin Ming, Former President and CEO of Sesame Workshop.

H. Melvin Ming

Former President and CEO, Sesame Workshop

Headshot of Caitlin Morris, Senior Director, Community Impact at Nike and a speaker at Partnership for a Healthier America's 2018 Innovating a Healthier Future Summit.

Caitlin Morris

Senior Director, Community Impact at Nike

Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, Dean at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, is a speaker at Partnership for a Healthier America's 2018 Innovating a Healthier Future Summit, May 2-4 in Washington, DC.

Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian

Dean, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University

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Headshot of Andrea Muscadin, Partnerships VP at Partnership for a Healthier America.

Andrea Muscadin

Vice President, Partnerships at Partnership for a Healthier America

Headshot of Andrea Nielsen, Director of Corporate Responsibility for Target and a speaker at Partnership for a Healthier America's 2018 Innovating a Healthier Future Summit, May 2-4 in Washington, DC.

Andrea Nielsen

Director, Corporate Social Responsibility, Target Corporation

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Headshot of Kapil Parakh, Medical Lead at Google Fit and a speaker at Partnership for a Healthier America's 2018 Innovating a Healthier Future Summit.

Kapil Parakh

Medical Lead at Google Fit

Headshot for Rachel Pratt

Rachel Pratt

Senior Vice President, Youth & Community Services at New York Road Runners

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Nancy Quan, Chief Technical Officer at Coca-Cola North America, is a speaker at Partnership for a Healthier America's 2018 Innovating a Healthier Future Summit, May 2-4 in Washington, DC.

Nancy Quan

Chief Technical Officer at Coca-Cola North America

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Image of Rod Reasen, Chief Executive Officer, Springbuk Analytics and speaker at Partnership for a Healthier America's 2018 Innovating a Healthier Future Summit.

Rod Reasen

Chief Executive Officer, Springbuk Analytics

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Headshot of Lisa Roberson, National Director of Wellness and Sustainability at Morrison.

Lisa Roberson

National Director of Wellness and Sustainability at Morrison

Headshot for Dr. Sally Rockey, executive director of the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR).

Dr. Sally Rockey

Executive Director of the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR)

Headshot for Dr. Dina Rose

Dr. Dina Rose

Author and Sociologist

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Headshot for Lisa Ross, President, Edelman Washington, DC, and a speaker at Partnership for a Healthier America's 2018 Innovating a Healthier Future Summit, May 2-4 in Washington, DC.

Lisa Ross

President, Edelman Washington, DC

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Headshot for Alexa Schmidt, Dietitian for Binghamton University Dining Services.

Alexa Schmidt

Registered Dietitian for Binghamton University Dining Services

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Image of Dr. Shreela Sharma, Co-Founder, Brighter Bites and a speaker at Partnership for a Healthier America's 2018 Innovating a Healthier Future Summit.

Dr. Shreela Sharma

Co-Founder, Brighter Bites

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Headshot of Daniel Sieberg, Eco-System Growth Lead; Co-founder of Civil and speaker at Partnership for a Healthier America's 2018 Innovating a Healthier Future Summit.

Daniel Sieberg

Co-Founder and Head of Journalism Operations, Civil

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Headshot for Brigadier General Allyson Solomon, U.S. Air Force, Retired; Mission: Readiness Member; President of the National Guard Youth Foundation, and a speaker at Partnership for a Healthier America's 2018 Innovating a Healthier Future Summit.

Brigadier General Allyson Solomon

U.S. Air Force, Retired; Mission: Readiness Member; President of the National Guard Youth Foundation

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Tanya Steel, a global leader in the food, health and wellness, is a speaker at Partnership for a Healthier America's 2018 Innovating a Healthier Future Summit, May 2-4 in Washington, DC.

Tanya Steel

Founder, Cooking Up Big Dreams

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Image of Rick Stollmeyer, Chief Executive Officer, MINDBODY and speaker at Partnership for a Healthier America's 2018 Innovating a Healthier Future Summit.

Rick Stollmeyer

Chief Executive Officer, MINDBODY

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Headshot for Stacy Taylor, Head of Social Innovation at Fresh EBT and a speaker at Partnership for a Healthier America's 2018 Innovating a Healthier Future Summit, May 2-4 in Washington, DC.

Stacy Taylor

Head of Social Innovation, Fresh EBT

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Headshot for Haile Thomas, Founder and CEO of the nonprofit HAPPY (Health Active Positive Purposeful Youth).

Haile Thomas

Founder and CEO of HAPPY (Health Active Positive Purposeful Youth)

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Headshot for Brooks Tingle, President and Chief Executive Officer at John Hancock Insurance.

Brooks E. Tingle

President and Chief Executive Officer, John Hancock Insurance

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Allen Twigg, Executive Director, Behavioral & Community Health Services at Meritus Health, is a speaker at Partnership for a Healthier America's 2018 Innovating a Healthier Future Summit, May 2-4 in Washington, DC.

Allen Twigg

Executive Director, Behavioral & Community Health Services at Meritus Health

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Headshot of Elizabeth Vegas, Director, Business Sector Strategies, Alliance for a Healthier Generation and a panel moderator at Partnership for a Healthier America's 2018 Innovating a Healthier Future Summit.

Elizabeth Vegas

Director, Business Sector Strategies, Alliance for a Healthier Generation

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Headshot of Richard Way, Chief Executive Officer at Sport for Life Society and a speaker at Partnership for a Healthier America's 2018 Innovating a Healthier Future Summit, May 2-4 in Washington, DC.

Richard Way

Chief Executive Officer, Sport for Life Society

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Headshot of Dr. Howell Wechsler, CEO of the Alliance for a Healthier Generation.

Dr. Howell Wechsler

CEO of the Alliance for a Healthier Generation

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Headshot or Braxton Young, Founder of Healthy Little Cooks.

Braxton Young

Founder of Healthy Little Cooks

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