The World Food Prize Foundation, Des Moines, Iowa, has appointed Tom Vilsack as CEO beginning March 1. As CEO, Vilsack will ...

Former Governor Terry Branstad took over as president of the World Food Prize Foundation in 2023. (WFP photo) Today is former Governor Terry Branstad’s last day as president of the World Food Prize.

Stepping down as agriculture secretary, former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack is stepping up as the first CEO of the World Food Prize ...

Brian Schmidt, who won the Nobel Prize in physics in 2011, said the need to dramatically increase food production ... and emphasis from world leaders. “It’s not that we have to dream up ...

FORMER IOWA GOVERNOR TERRY BRANSTAD HAS RETIRED AS PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD FOOD PRIZE. BRANSTAD SAYS ONE OF HIS ...

Two former Iowa governors are meeting for lunch today to discuss the past and the future of the Des Moines-based World Food Prize. Democrat Tom Vilsack, who served two terms as Iowa’s governor, will ...

Vilsack’s work as CEO of the World Food Prize Foundation will focus on expanding its global network, supporting the group’s position as a leader in addressing global food insecurity.