About Us
A campaign to fix the future by doubling global bean, pea, pulse, lentil and legume consumption by 2028.
Bean Board
The governance mechanism to shape the strategic direction, communications, identity and key priorities for the campaign.

Michiel Bakker
VP, Global Workplace ProgramsGoogle

Emeline Fellus
Director, Food and AgricultureWorld Business Council for Sustainable Development

Dr. Andy Jarvis
Bean Science & Innovation Advisory Council Co-Chair | Director of the Future of FoodBezos Earth Fund

Paul Newnham
Executive DirectorSDG2 Advocacy Hub

Irina Rodina
Chief Marketing Officer and Commercial Director, Northern EuropeKraft Heinz Company

Jean Claude Rubyogo
Bean Science & Innovation Advisory Council Co-Chair | Global Bean Program Leader and Pan-Africa Bean Alliance (PABRA) DirectorAlliance of Bioversity International and CIAT& Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA)

Chef Andrew Zimmern
Global AmbassadorGlobal 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.
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Bean Champions
Advocates who champion bean messaging and goals within and beyond their significant spheres of influence.

Dr. Agnes Kalibata
PresidentAGRA

Chef Sam Kass
Founder of TROVE, Political Advisor, nutrition expert, chef, TV personalityTROVE
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.

Dr. Caspar Chater
Research Leader in Crops and Global ChangeRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Dr. Michael Clark
Senior ResearchUniversity of Oxford

Dr. Jeffrey Ehlers
Senior Program OfficerBill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Alyson Greenhalgh-Ball
FounderConscious Impact

Dr. Carol Henry
Professor of Nutrition, College of Pharmacy and NutritionUniversity of Saskatchewan

Dr. Andy Jarvis
Director of the Future of FoodBezos Earth Fund

Betty Kibaara
DirectorThe Rockefeller Foundation
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Professor Jacqueline McGlade
Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, Downforce TechnologiesDownforce Technologies

Dr. Christine Negra
Senior AdvisorUnited Nations Foundation

Jean Claude Rubyogo
Global Bean Program Leader and Pan‑Africa Bean Alliance (PABRA) DirectorAlliance of Bioversity International and CIAT& Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA)

Andrew Rzepa
PartnerGallup

Professor Kadambot Siddique
Hackett Professor of Agriculture Chair and DirectorThe UWA Institute of Agriculture

Dr. Gunhild Stordalen
Founder and Executive ChairEAT

Eve Turow-Paul
Executive DirectorFood for Climate League
A campaign to fix the future by doubling global bean consumption by 2028.