President Joe Biden bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on world-renowned chef José Andrés, HON ’14—who among his many achievements advancing culinary and humanitarian work founded the Global Food Institute (GFI) at the George Washington University—at a ceremony Saturday afternoon at the White House.
Driven by Andrés’ vision of changing the world through the power of food, he and GW launched GFI in 2023 with a mission of transforming lives and the health of the planet through an interdisciplinary systems approach across three main pillars: policy, innovation and humanity.
GFI’s Carbonell Family Executive Director Stacy Dean stated “José helped to found the Global Food Institute with the goal of educating and inspiring the next generation of food leaders. His example is powerful and shows that each of us can be a force for a better world.”