Sophie Egan

Sophie Egan, MPH is an author, lecturer in the Stanford Earth Systems Program, contributor to The New York Times, and leader at the intersection of food, health, and the environment. Her newest book is How to Be a Conscious Eater: Making Food Choices That Are Good for You, Others, and the Planet (Workman, 2020). This radically practical guide provides bottom-line answers to the most top-of-mind questions about what to eat. Sophie is also founder of Full Table Solutions, LLC, a consulting practice focused on food system transformation.

Her launch portfolio is centered around The Defining Decade Project: a concerted effort to address the urgent need for climate action by 2030—and harnessing the positive, powerful potential contributions from food consumption and production. For over five years, Sophie served as the Director of Health and Sustainability Leadership and Editorial Director for the Strategic Initiatives Group at The Culinary Institute of America. In that role, Sophie led nationwide movements to help restaurant chains, foodservice companies, K-12 school districts, and institutions make positive changes to their menus and sourcing—from phasing out antibiotics in the meat supply to boosting the appeal of vegetables. Her work has helped improve millions of meals served each day. Sophie has written for The Washington Post, EatingWell, TIME, The Wall Street Journal, Bon Appétit, WIRED, and Sunset magazine.

Her first book, Devoured: How What We Eat Defines Who We Are (William Morrow, 2016), is a journey into the American food psyche. She holds a master of public health, with a focus on health and social behavior, from University of California, Berkeley, where she was a Center for Health Leadership fellow. She also holds a bachelor of arts with honors in history from Stanford University. In 2016, she was named one of the UC Global Food Initiative’s 30 Under 30. In 2018, she earned a certificate from the Harvard Executive Education in Sustainability Leadership program at the Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment. You can find her in the mountains, on Twitter at @SophieEganM, and online at sophieegan.com.