Anna Lappé

Anna Lappé is a national bestselling author and an internationally recognized expert on sustainability and justice along the food chain. She currently leads the Food Sovereignty Fund of the Panta Rhea Foundation and is the strategic advisor to Real Food Media, which works with partners around the world to develop powerful media and communications strategies.

Along with her mother, Frances Moore Lappé, Anna co-founded the Small Planet Institute and the Small Planet Fund, supporting grassroots changemakers around the world. The former co-host of the PBS show, The Endless Feast, Anna reaches thousands of people every year with public speaking and her popular TEDx talks. She has written for The Atlantic, The Guardian, The New York Times, and The Washington Post, among other outlets. Her most recent book explores the connections between the climate crisis and food: Diet for a Hot Planet: The Climate Crisis at the End of Your Fork and What You Can Do About It. Called one of the nation’s Eco-Who’s Who by TIME magazine, Anna is a recipient of the James Beard Foundation Leadership Award. Anna holds an M.A. in Economic and Political Development from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and graduated with honors from Brown University.