Panam Parikh is strategic nutrition expert with over 25 years of experience leading cross-sector partnerships and delivering evidence-informed strategies for food systems transformation, particularly across Asia and Africa. With a career spanning diverse sectors and global contexts, she brings a unique interdisciplinary lens that connects food systems, innovation ecosystems and enterprise support in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Her expertise includes evidence synthesis, policy research, stakeholder coordination and enabling innovations. Panam has a strong track record of translating complex evidence into actionable policy and market interventions. Her portfolio ranges from leading large-scale nutrition initiatives to mentoring startups and MSMEs and shaping investment strategies whilst ensuring alignment with sustainable development goals. Leveraging her rich experience, Panam is committed to advancing scalable, inclusive and sustainable systems, and she holds a PhD in Nutritional Sciences.