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Leaders in the field of obesity prevention and current and former industry executives will discuss opportunities, challenges and convergent interests to develop, improve and promote healthful foods. The diverse organizations represented on this panel reflect different approaches to how changes can be made. Important challenges include what constitutes success and how progress can be reinforced.
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Richard Black, Vice President, Global R&D Nutrition Sciences, PepsiCo
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Richard Black joined PepsiCo in January, 2013 as Vice President of Global R&D Nutrition Sciences, leading PepsiCo’s dynamic nutrition team to develop and drive a nutrition strategy that fuels PepsiCo’s innovation and portfolio transformation through nutrition science. Richard and his team work closely with PepsiCo’s sector R&D organizations and the Global Nutrition Group to leverage nutrition science for the PepsiCo brands. Prior to joining PepsiCo, Richard worked for Mondele´z International, where he served as Vice President, Nutrition & Chief Nutrition Officer. He brings a wealth of leadership and technical expertise from the consumer packaged and pharmaceutical industries to PepsiCo. In his twenty year career, Richard has held nutrition and health and wellness leadership positions at Nestle, Kellogg’s, Novartis, and Kraft with a focus on dairy, sports nutrition, and micro/macro ingredients. In addition, Richard was an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, Department of Nutrition Sciences. Richard also served on Health Canada advisory panels, developing policies on health claims and addition of micronutrients in food. He holds his PhD in Psychology of Eating Behavior and has a dual BS degree in Chemistry and Psychology from McMaster University.
Hank Cardello, Senior Fellow & Director, Obesity Solutions Initiative, Hudson Institute
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HANK CARDELLO is Senior Fellow and Director of the Obesity Solutions Initiative at the Hudson Institute. He is the author of Stuffed: An Insider's Look at Who's (Really) Making America Fat (HarperCollins/Ecco). Cardello is the former President of Sunkist Soft Drinks, Inc., and served as a marketing executive with The Coca-Cola Company, Canada Dry, Anheuser-Busch and General Mills. He was also CEO for several nutritional food ingredient companies. Mr. Cardello has been a regular contributor to the Atlantic and Forbes and his perspectives have been shared in numerous national publications and broadcast media. Cardello's undergraduate degree was awarded magna cum laude in Materials Science and Metallurgy from Lehigh University, and he holds an MBA in marketing from the Wharton Graduate School, University of Pennsylvania.
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Michael F. Jacobson, Ph.D., is the executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), a nonprofit health advocacy organization. CSPI is a key player in battles against obesity, cardiovascular disease, and other health problems, using education, legislation, and litigation. Jacobson has written numerous books and reports, including “Salt: the Forgotten Killer,” and “Liquid Candy: How Soft Drinks are Harming Americans’ Health.” He received the 2010 Hero Award from the CDC Foundation and the American Public Health Association’s 2011 David P. Rall Award for Advocacy in Public Health.
Lawrence Soler, President and CEO, Partnership for a Healthier America
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Lawrence (Larry) A. Soler is President and CEO of the Partnership for a Healthier America, a organization that works with the private sector and PHA Honorary Chair First Lady Michelle Obama to help end the childhood obesity epidemic. Prior to joining PHA, Mr. Soler was Chief Operating Officer for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation where he oversaw fundraising, marketing and communications, information technology, government relations, and international development. He previously worked for eight years in federal relations positions at the Association of American Universities, focusing on education, health and immigration issues. Mr. Soler received a B.A. with honors from Clark University and his J.D. from George Washington University. He is a member of the Maryland and D.C. Bar Associations. His wife, Susan, and he have two daughters.
Moderator: William Harry Dietz Jr, Director, Sumner M. Redstone Global Center for Prevention and Wellness, Milken Institute School of Public Health
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Dr. Dietz is the Director of the Sumner M. Redstone Global Center for Prevention and Wellness at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University. He is also the Director of the STOP Obesity Alliance. From 1997-2012, he was the Director of the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity at the CDC. Prior to his appointment to the CDC, he was a Professor of Pediatrics at the Tuft's University School of Medicine, and Director of Clinical Nutrition at the Floating Hospital of New England Medical Center Hospitals. He received his MD from the University of Pennsylvania in 1970 and a Ph.D. in Nutritional Biochemistry from MIT. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine and a past-president of The Obesity Society and the American Society for Clinical Nutrition.