John Chukwuemeka Uruakpa is the director and head of the nutrition special program at Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health. A seasoned public servant whose professional experience spans over 28 years in nutrition programming and policy, he is a member of the Nutrition Society of Nigeria, or NSN, the National Food Fortification Alliance, and the country working group of the West Africa Bouillon Initiative, and president of the Nigeria country working group on rice fortification. He holds a master’s in food science and technology from the University of Ibadan.