Global Environmental Justice Conference 2021
 

Ricardo Salvador

Ricardo Salvador

Ricardo Salvador

Senior Scientist; Director
Food & Environment Program
Union of Concerned Scientists

Ricardo J. Salvador is Director and Senior Scientist of the Food & Environment Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, in Washington DC. He leads a team of scientists, economists, policy analysts and organizers to make the case that modern, sustainable practices can be highly productive while also protecting the environment, producing healthy food, and creating economic opportunity for all. He is a member of the Board of Agriculture and National Resources of the National Academy of Sciences, and of the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food. Prior to joining UCS, was Program Director for Food, Health and Wellbeing at the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, where Ricardo partnered with colleagues to create grant-making programs that addressed the connections between food and health, environment, economic development, sovereignty, and social justice. Ricardo is an agronomist with a focus on sustainability and systems analysis. His undergraduate degree in agriculture is from New Mexico State University, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in crop production and physiology are from Iowa State University.

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