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A campaign to fix the future by doubling global bean, pea, pulse, lentil and legume consumption by 2028.

Bean Mobilisers

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Bean Board

The governance mechanism to shape the strategic direction, communications, identity and key priorities for the campaign.

Michiel Bakker

Michiel Bakker

VP, Global Workplace Programs
Google
Emeline Fellus

Emeline Fellus

Director, Food and Agriculture
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Andy Jarvis

Dr. Andy Jarvis

Bean Science & Innovation Advisory Council Co-Chair | Director of the Future of Food
Bezos Earth Fund
Paul Newnham

Paul Newnham

Executive Director
SDG2 Advocacy Hub
Irina Rodina

Irina Rodina

Chief Marketing Officer and Commercial Director, Northern Europe
Kraft Heinz Company
Jean Claude Rubyogo

Jean Claude Rubyogo

Bean Science & Innovation Advisory Council Co-Chair | Global Bean Program Leader and Pan-Africa Bean Alliance (PABRA) Director
Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT& Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA)
Andrew Zimmern

Chef Andrew Zimmern

Global Ambassador
Global Ambassador to the United Nations World Food Programme & Chairman, Passport Hospitality, Intuitive Content and FoodWorks

Bean Coalition

A multi-sector network collaborating to spread awareness, increase momentum and adopt localised engagement strategies to achieve goals.

Google FoodBean BoardKraft HeinzBean BoardWorld Business Council for Sustainable DevelopmentBean Board
A Legume a DayAccess to Nutrition InitiativeAgrocorpAmerican Pulse AssociationBeanStoryFounding PartnerBetter BeanBold Bean CoFounding PartnerBon Appetit Management CompanyCGIARFounding PartnerChef Ann FoundationFounding PartnerChefs’ ManifestoFounding PartnerChicPcoherefoodlabsFounding PartnerComercializadora de Granos Los Arbolitos SA de CVFounding PartnerConscious ImpactFounding PartnerDownforce TechnologiesEATFounding PartnerEUFICFood for Climate LeagueFood TankFORKFounding PartnerGCWALISAFounding PartnerThe Global Food Banking NetworkFounding PartnerGlobal Pulse ConfederationGood CorpGrains and Legumes Nutrition CouncilGIYFounding PartnerHodmedod’sFounding PartnerISS GuckenheimerFounding PartnerKrewe of Red BeansPABRAFounding PartnerProVegRebel Recipes Ltd.Scaling up nutritionFounding PartnerUNILEVERUN FoundationFounding PartnerUS Dry Bean Council

Bean Champions

Advocates who champion bean messaging and goals within and beyond their significant spheres of influence.

Agnes Kalibata

Dr. Agnes Kalibata

President
AGRA
Sam Kass

Chef Sam Kass

Founder of TROVE, Political Advisor, nutrition expert, chef, TV personality
TROVE

Bean Science and
Innovation Advisory Council

A trans-disciplinary council of experts that ensure the campaign’s communications and advocacy strategy sits firmly on a trusted evidence base.

Caspar Chater

Dr. Caspar Chater

Research Leader in Crops and Global Change
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Michael Clark

Dr. Michael Clark

Senior Research
University of Oxford
Jeffrey Ehlers

Dr. Jeffrey Ehlers

Senior Program Officer
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Alyson Greenhalgh-Ball

Alyson Greenhalgh-Ball

Founder
Conscious Impact
Carol Henry

Dr. Carol Henry

Professor of Nutrition, College of Pharmacy and Nutrition
University of Saskatchewan
Andy Jarvis

Dr. Andy Jarvis

Director of the Future of Food
Bezos Earth Fund
Betty Kibaara

Betty Kibaara

Director
The Rockefeller Foundation
Jacqueline McGlade

Professor Jacqueline McGlade

Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, Downforce Technologies
Downforce Technologies
Christine Negra

Dr. Christine Negra

Senior Advisor
United Nations Foundation
Jean Claude Rubyogo

Jean Claude Rubyogo

Global Bean Program Leader and Pan‑Africa Bean Alliance (PABRA) Director
Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT& Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA)
Andrew Rzepa

Andrew Rzepa

Partner
Gallup
Kadambot Siddique

Professor Kadambot Siddique

Hackett Professor of Agriculture Chair and Director
The UWA Institute of Agriculture
Gunhild Stordalen

Dr. Gunhild Stordalen

Founder and Executive Chair
EAT
Eve Turow-Paul

Eve Turow-Paul

Executive Director
Food for Climate League
Beans is How

A campaign to fix the future by doubling global bean consumption by 2028.

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