The Council
The Council of the Foundation consists of five Council Members. All Council Members are internationally well-known scientists with a specific expertise in different fields of nutrition. The Council is self-constituting and operates independently. The Foundation is directed jointly by the Director in close collaboration with the President of the Foundation.
Petra S. Hüppi, MD
President, Nestlé Foundation
- Professor of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital, Child Development Disorders, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Virgilio P. Carnielli, MD, PhD
- Professor of Neonatal Pediatrics, Department of Odontostomatologic and Specialized Clinical Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
Anura Kurpad, MD, PhD
- Professor & Head of Physiology, Head IAEA Collaborating Centre, St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore, India
Anna Lartey, PhD
- Professor of Nutrition Department of Nutrition and Food Science (P/T) University of Ghana Legon, Ghana
Wilna Oldewage-Theron, PhD RD (SA)
- Professor and ARC/DALRRD/UFS Chair: Innovative Agro-Processing for Climate-Smart Food Systems
Department of Sustainable Food Systems and Development
University of the Free State, South Africa - Professor Emerita of Nutritional Sciences
Texas Tech University, USA
