Changing the World Through the Power of Food
The Global Food Institute
at the George Washington University
Powered by interdisciplinary research and teaching across policy, innovation, and humanity, the Global Food Institute at GW will work to transform people’s lives and the health of our planet.
Explore Our Courses & Minor in Food Leadership
Join the Global Food Institute’s transformative Food Leadership Minor and develop the expertise needed to drive sustainable change. Our 18-credit program blends classroom learning with immersive experiences in policy, innovation, nutrition, and sustainability, preparing you to tackle global food challenges.
Explore upcoming Fall 2025 courses, with opportunities for hands-on learning both locally and abroad.
Latest News & Updates
2026 New Venture Competition Features New Food Innovation Track (GW Today)
December 10, 2025
Applications for the first round of GW's 2026 New Venture Competition are open through Feb. 1. New to this year’s competition is the Food Innovation Track–thanks to an exciting new partnership between the GFI and the GW Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship (OIE).
How a stress-baking GW Law student built one of DC’s bustling holiday bakeries (GW Hatchet)
December 8, 2025
Then-GW Law student Yael Krigman was deep in bar-exam prep when a different kind of discipline began to pull her in: mixing, kneading and shaping bagels in her kitchen. Fifteen years later, she’s known in D.C. not for legal briefs but for Baked by Yael, her nut-free, kosher bakery.
Interrupting the Burden of Chronic Disease
December 2, 2025
Apurva Patel, the U.S. Corporate Sustainability and Social Impact Director at Novo Nordisk Inc., shares why Novo Nordisk launched The Interrupt—a place for like-minded organizations across the private and nonprofit sectors to bring about an integrated, whole health approach.
