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Marc Van Ameringen is Executive Director of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN). He previously worked for 14 years with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), as Regional Director for Southern Africa and Senior Program and Policy Advisor. Mr. Van Ameringen came to GAIN in 2004, after serving as Vice President of Programs with the Canada-based Micronutrient Initiative (MI) and Special Advisor to the G8 Summit Office of Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.

Biography
Mr. Van Ameringen began his career as a Research Officer with the IDRC’s Executive Office and a Policy Analyst and Liaison Officer with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada and a Master of Arts degree in Political Science from Carleton University also in Ontario. He has served as a Board Member and Trustee of many different development organizations and has published a number of books on development in Africa. In 2008, he was appointed a Member of the Institute of Medicine’s Committee on U.S. Commitment to Global Health. In 2009, he was nominated Vice Chair of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Nutrition.

Education

 * Advance Management Programme, INSEAD; 2011.


 * Financial Management, Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, 2004.


 * Performance Measurement for Effective Management of Nonprofit Organizations Executive Program, Harvard Business School/Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge 2003.


 * Master of Arts, Political Science, Carleton University, 1981-1983


 * Bachelor of Arts, University of Guelph, 1977-1980

Publications

 * Van Ameringen, M et al., Business and Malnutrition Opportunities and Challenges for the Food Industry in Reaching the Poor. Development Outreach World Bank Institute (forthcoming).


 * Van Ameringen, M et al., ed Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies Technical Situation Analysis: A Report For the Ten Year Strategy for the Reduction of Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 2007 28 (1).


 * Van Ameringen, M and Mannar, V. The Role of Public-Private Partnership in Micronutrient Food Fortification. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 2003; 24 (4).


 * Van Ameringen, M., ed 1999, Global Access to Information and Communication Technologies: Priorities for Action, Johannesburg: IDRC.


 * Van Ameringen, M., ed 1995, Building a New South Africa: Economic Policy, Volume 1. (Forward by Nelson Mandela). Ottawa: IDRC.


 * Van Ameringen, M., ed 1995, Building a New South Africa: Urban Policy, Volume 2. (Forward by Nelson Mandela). Ottawa: IDRC.


 * Van Ameringen, M., ed 1995, Building a New South Africa: Science and Technology Policy, Volume 3. (Forward by Nelson Mandela). Ottawa: IDRC.

Speeches
At Davos, by the Dutch television, February 2012 http://nieuwsuur.nl/video/335063-premier-rutte-over-world-economic-forum.html

At the Vienna Business Alliance Global Forum, Nov 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG3aN_Ikgbo&feature=plcp&context=C4124e26VDvjVQa1PpcFMDZSdj0LLJfuwY6uCOqpye1WotcB6Ulb8%3D

At CGI, September 2011 http://www.gainhealth.org/videos/marc-van-ameringen-discusses-gains-2011-cgi-commitments

At the Pacific Health Summit, November 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPwKGNacn7s&feature=plcp&context=C454ca14VDvjVQa1PpcFMDZSdj0LLJfnjbCtHP3OAGVFicGKZxapM%3D

At the Africa Regional Forum, March 2010 http://www.gainhealth.org/videos/marc-van-ameringen-looking-ahead-africa-regional-forum http://www.gainhealth.org/videos/marc-van-ameringens-speech-africa-regional-forum

On CNBC, July 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY3IQ552Y5g&feature=plcp&context=C45bc265VDvjVQa1PpcFMDZSdj0LLJfgXms-ewtlrpIIPR53J7Yvc%3D

At Davos, interviewed by WFP, January 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1dBY03p6qY&feature=plcp&context=C4f9692dVDvjVQa1PpcFMDZSdj0LLJfui3h13X-FwyvPrLCvjnCmM%3D

At a GAIN event in Bangladesh, November 2007 http://www.gainhealth.org/videos/marc-van-ameringen-malnutrition-bangladesh