Nevin S. Scrimshaw
President
International Nutrition Foundation

Dr. Nevin Scrimshaw received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1941, M.D. from the University of Rochester in 1945, and MPH from Harvard University in 1959.

He is a clinical and public health nutritionist who founded the Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP) and served for many years as head of the Department of Nutrition and Food Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is now Institute Professor Emeritus..

In 1975, he organized the World Hunger Programme for the United Nations University, Tokyo and directed its food and nutrition activities until December 31, 1997. In 1991 he was named the World Food Prize Laureate (INF).

He is the founder and President of the International Nutrition Foundation. He is also the Senior Advisor for the UNU Food and Nutrition Programme. His current interests relate to the functional consequences of iron deficiency, the effects of chronic energy deficiency on developing country populations, rapid assessment procedures for the evaluation and improvement of programs of nutrition and primary health and nutrition and health issues associated with demographic transition in developing countries.

Dr. Scrimshaw is the author of over 650 publications and an author or editor of more than 20 books.