Eilish Zembilci
Eilish Zembilci is the former program manager of the CSIS Global Food Security Program and is currently earning her MPP from the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University while serving as an independent contractor with World Food Program USA. While program manager, her contributions to the Global Food Security Program’s research portfolio primarily focused on the relationship between national security, food and nutrition security, climate, and equity. Prior to working with the Global Food Security Program, Ms. Zembilci’s work focused on U.S. agriculture and food policy with the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. She received a BA in international affairs with a concentration in global public health from the George Washington University. She hails from Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, and speaks Spanish and Turkish.
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Dangerously Hungry: The Link between Food Insecurity and Conflict
Commentary by Chase Sova and Eilish Zembilci — April 21, 2023
Hunger on the Heels of a Possible Ukraine Invasion
Critical Questions by Caitlin Welsh and Eilish Zembilci — February 3, 2022
New National Intelligence Estimate on Climate Change Underplays the Role of Food Security
Critical Questions by Rod Schoonover and Eilish Zembilci — October 26, 2021
Realizing a Racially Just Food System with Christopher Bradshaw
Podcast Episode by Eilish Zembilci — September 17, 2021
Will Sri Lanka’s Food Security Sink with the X-Press Pearl?
Critical Questions by Caitlin Welsh and Eilish Zembilci — June 4, 2021
From Chronic to Crisis: How Malnutrition Makes Covid-19 Lethal
Commentary by Caitlin Welsh and Eilish Zembilci — July 13, 2020
Africa and Asia Have Several Hundred Billion More Problems besides Covid-19
Critical Questions by Christian Man and Eilish Zembilci — March 12, 2020
Bank to Plate: The Risky Business of Fruits and Vegetables in Tanzania
Commentary by Eilish Zembilci and Amy R. Beaudreault — October 31, 2019