Stella Nordhagen is an agricultural economist who focuses on food systems and specifically on how to improve global nutrition while achieving other social goals. Her areas of research interest include market-based approaches to improving diets and nutrition, nutrition-sensitive agriculture, climate change adaptation, gender equity, food safety, food environments, and drivers of food choice. She has experience conducting research in several African and Asian countries, particularly in West Africa where she lived for several years. She is currently a Senior Technical Specialist with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) in Geneva, Switzerland, where she oversees a set of research and programmatic learning activities related to food systems in Africa and Asia. Dr. Nordhagen also serves on several commissions and advisory boards within the food and nutrition sector, including the Food Systems Economics Commission and the Food Systems Countdown Initiative, and publishes research regularly in peer-reviewed journals. Prior to joining GAIN, she worked with Helen Keller International, the Harvard Initiative for Global Health, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluations, and the International Center for Research on Women. Dr. Nordhagen holds a BA from Middlebury College and an MPhil and PhD from the University of Cambridge.
