The Rockefeller Foundation
John de la Parra currently serves as the Director of the Food Initiative and previously held the role of Manager of the Global Food Portfolio at The Rockefeller Foundation since May 2020. Prior experience includes serving as a Research Scientist and Lecturer at Harvard University, focusing on ethnobotany and medicinal plants, and holding the position of President of the Society for Ethnobotany from July 2018 to June 2022. Academic contributions at multiple institutions include creating and instructing courses related to medicinal plants and agricultural biotechnology. John de la Parra has a Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry and Chemical Biology from Northeastern University, along with relevant certificates and degrees from other prestigious institutions, including Cornell University and The Cooper Union. Prior professional experiences encompass ownership of Vine Research and Consulting, where strategic plant biology consultation was provided, and a role as a Legislative Aide in the New York State Assembly.
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The Rockefeller Foundation
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For more than 100 years, The Rockefeller Foundation has brought people together around the globe to try to solve the world’s most challenging problems and promote the well-being of humanity. Today, in a world capable of so much, it is unacceptable that there are still so many with so little. That’s why the Rockefeller Foundation fights to secure the fundamentals of human well-being—health, food, energy, jobs—so they’re within reach for everyone, everywhere in the world. Their approach is grounded in what we’ve seen work over more than a century: It’s inspired by science, rigorous about data, brings together and empowers others, and is focused on real results that improve people’s lives.