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Emily M. Broad Leib is a Clinical Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, directing the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation and the Food Law and Policy Clinic. She specializes in food law, health policy, and environmental sustainability. Her work addresses food waste reduction, food access equity, and legal frameworks for healthy food production. Broad Leib holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School (2008) and a B.A. in History from Columbia University (2003). She has been recognized for her contributions to food policy, including the 2015 Climate Change Solution Fund and Fortune’s 2016 Innovators list. Her research spans regulatory law, public health, and interdisciplinary policy solutions.
Key areas of focus include FDA oversight of food ingredients, systemic food safety reforms, and leveraging local government action to improve food access. She founded the Food Law and Policy Clinic, which engages globally on food donation policies and food system equity. Her academic contributions include over a dozen influential publications, emphasizing legal strategies for transforming food systems toward sustainability and health equity.
Broad Leib’s awards reflect her transformative impact on food policy, including national and global advocacy. She advises on food law education, clinical programs, and policy initiatives, fostering a new generation of legal practitioners through annual leadership summits and the Academy of Food Law and Policy.
