Shawn Baker

Shawn Baker

Shawn Baker is chief program officer at Helen Keller Intl, a global organization that partners with communities to protect vision, improve nutrition, and eliminate disease, helping millions of children and families live healthier. Shawn serves as chair of the board of The Micronutrient Forum and on the international advisory group for the 2025 Nutrition for Growth Summit. He lives in Dakar, Senegal.

Latest Articles

Opinion: The climate crisis is a nutrition crisis — but solutions exist

Opinion: The climate crisis is a nutrition crisis — but solutions exist

about 1 year ago // Food Systems

Multiple micronutrient supplements. Food fortification. Climate-adaptive agriculture. These are among the solutions to ensure climate change doesn’t drive malnutrition further.

An age-old cure for what ails the world

An age-old cure for what ails the world

almost 10 years ago // Focus on: Global health

Globally, breast-feeding could save about 820,000 lives a year, according to a new series published in The Lancet. In this guest column, Shawn Baker, director of nutrition at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Cesar Victora, epidemiologist and lead author, discuss the potential impact on maternal and child health.