Louise Fresco is the president of the executive board for Wageningen University & Research, one of the world’s leading research institutes in the field of food, agriculture, and life sciences. She served as assistant director-general of food and agriculture for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome, conducted fieldwork in over 50 developing countries, served on the supervisory board of Rabobank, served on the board of Unilever, and is a documentary-maker and published author.