Our people
Executive team
Our executive team set the strategic direction for the Global Food and Environment Institute (GFEI):
- Professor Steve Banwart, Director, Global Food and Environment Institute
- Professor Stefan Kepinski, Associate Director for Agriculture and Environment
- Professor Caroline Orfila, Associate Director for Urban Food Consumption and Health
- Professor Fiona Smith, Associate Director for AgriFood Supply Chains
- Dr Stephen Whitfield, Associate Director for Food in the Global South
- Professor Lisa Collins, Director for Commercial Research
- Professor Louise Dye, N8 AgriFood academic lead
Support team
The GFEI support team manage the Institute’s operations:
- Dr Sarah Dennis, Institute Manager
- Victoria Samir, Institute Support and Communications Officer
- Penny Andrews, Administrator and PA to Professor Steve Banwart
- Dr Sian Evans, Research and Innovation Development Manager
External Advisory Board
- Sue Davies, Strategic Policy Advisor, Which?
- Richard Heathcote, Independent Food Industry Consultant, R&J Sustainability Consulting Ltd
- Emma Hennessey, Deputy Head of US, Canada and Caribbean Department, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- James Hopwood, UK and Italy Agriculture Manager, Nomad Foods (Birds Eye & Findus)
- Jemma Hynes, CEO & Technical Director, FoodSync
- Sithembile "Thembi" Mwamakamba, Director of Policy Research and Analysis, Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN)
Contact us
For more information about the GFEI, please contact us on:
- Phone: +44 (0)113 343 7996
- Email: globalfood@leeds.ac.uk