Anna lappe biography

Biography

Anna Lappé is the Executive Director of the Global Alliance of the Future of Food. An internationally recognized expert on food systems and a respected advocate for sustainability and justice along the food chain, Anna is the founder or co-founder of three national organizations, including Real Food Media, a communications strategy non-profit, and the Small Planet Fund, which supports democratic social movements worldwide.

In 2016, she launched the Food Sovereignty Fund of the Panta Rhea Foundation, moving resources to organizations, initiatives, and alliances in the United States and around the world working at the intersections of food systems, health, climate, biodiversity, and social justice.

In this role, Anna worked closely with philanthropic partners around the world, including the Global Alliance, the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders, and the Agroecology Fund.

Named one of TIME’s “eco” Who’s-Who, Anna is the co-author or author of three books