Professor Martin Bloem

Martin William Bloem is a public health professional and nutritionist with a distinguished career spanning various organizations worldwide.  Currently, he is a Professor of Environmental Health at the Department of Environmental Health & Engineering and the Department of International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, USA. Martin holds a Ph.D. from the University of Maastricht and an MD from the University of Utrecht, both in The Netherlands.  His extensive professional experience includes serving as a Director and Robert S. Lawrence Professor at the Center for a Livable Future, as Senior Nutrition Advisor to the Executive Director/Deputy Executive Director at the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), and as Regional Director Asia-Pacific at Helen Keller International.  At WFP, he also served as the Global Coordinator, representing the organization as one of the 11 UN Cosponsor organizations to UNAIDS. As an expert in public health and nutrition, Professor Bloem has authored several textbooks and more than 100 peer-reviewed papers, showcasing his dedication to creating sustainable, impactful solutions to pressing global health issues. In addition, he has held various board memberships, including the Committee on World Food Security (CFS), Scaling up Nutrition (SUN), EAT Movement, and the World Food System Center at ETH Zurich.  With his wealth of experience, commitment to public health, and proven ability to address complex challenges, Martin William Bloem is a respected leader in nutrition and environmental health.