Activist-chef José Andrés Teams with GWU on a Global Food Institute

George Washington University is teaming with chef and humanitarian activist José Andrés to launch a Global Food Institute in the nation’s capital, with a mandate to study inequities in hunger, nutrition and related issues, as well as identify solutions to problems with the world’s food supply. For Andrés, a Spanish-American immigrant who has founded numerous restaurants in the Washington area, the intersection of food with humanitarian issues — including disaster relief — has long been a major focus.