Julia
Tagwireyi
has over 45 years experience in public nutrition which includes
8 years in the Caribbean and over 30 years in
Zimbabwe and on the African continent. Her areas of expertise include, advocacy, institutional and policy development, nutrition
programme development and management , as well as capacity development at national and regional levels. She established the
Food and Nutrition Council of Zimbabwe and became its inaugural Director. She served as Senior Advisor on Nutrition to the
Uganda WFP Country Director and was Regional advocacy advisor and Champion of biofortification in sub-Sahara Africa for Helen
Keller International. She was a member of the Advisory Group on Nutrition for the UN Standing Committee on Nutrition (SCN) for
seven years, and was appointed to the International Union of Nutritional Sciences(IUNS) Council for four years. Julia Tagwireyi was awarded the African Nutrition Society(ANS) medal of honour for contribution to nutrition on the African continent in 2012. She is a current member of the ANS Board of Trustees. Julia Tagwireyi has a BSc. in nutrition and dietetics from Surrey University, and a Masters in Nutrition and International Development from Cornell University and presently works as an independent consultant.