Shawn K. Baker is USAID’s first chief nutritionist. He joins USAID after serving as the first director of nutrition at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Baker comes to the job midway through the implementation of USAID’s 2014-2025 Multi-sector Nutrition Strategy, and as the agency gears up for the establishment of a Center for Nutrition, which Baker said will provide technical expertise and guidance on the subject.
He previously served as chair of the SUN Movement Executive Committee and on the board of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition.