Howard-Yana Shapiro

Howard-Yana Shapiro is Chief Agricultural Officer of Mars, Incorporated.

Howard-Yana Shapiro
Born1947
NationalityAmerican

Biography

Shapiro was born in America in 1947 to Lithuanian and Russia parents. In 1989 he and his wife, Nancy, set up Seeds of Change, an organic seed producer and supplier. The company was sold to Mars Inc. in 1997, and Shapiro took on the role of Senior Scientist in plant science and agroforestry/agroecology for M&M, Mars.[1] He went on to become Research Manager for plant science in 2000 and Global Director of Plant Science and External Research in 2005.[1]

He is Adjunct Professor in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at the University of California, Davis, and leads the Multi-Disciplinary Research Unit, a collaborative effort between Mars, UC Davis and The University of Nottingham. He also serves on the external advisory board of UC Davis' Agricultural Sustainability Institute.[2] He has been a university professor, Fulbright Scholar, Ford Foundation Fellow, and has won the National Endowment for the Humanities Award.

In 2007 he was awarded the Organic Leadership Award by the Organic Trade Association,[3] and in 2009 he was honored with UC Davis' College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Award of Distinction.[4]

Recently he has been working with Google X and other groups on a project to end human stunting through better nutrition worldwide, starting in Africa.

Bibliography

He is the author of four books:

  • Great Moments in Chocolate History: With 20 Classic Recipes From Around the World (2015)
  • Chocolate: History, Culture, and Heritage (2009)
  • Gardening for the Future of the Earth (2000)
  • Gardencycle: A Gardener's Day Journal (2000)

References
  1. "Howard-Yana Shapiro: Man from Mars trying to save the planet", The Guardian, May 7, 2009, retrieved August 13, 2017
  2. "External Advisory Board: Howard-Yana Shapiro", UC Davis Agricultural Sustainability Institute, retrieved August 14, 2017
  3. "Howard Shapiro", Organic Trade Association, 2007, retrieved August 14, 2017
  4. "2009 Award of Distinction Recipients", UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, archived from the original on July 29, 2017, retrieved August 14, 2017
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