Christine Campeau

Christine Campeau is Global Advocacy Director for Food Systems at CARE, where she leads the execution of CARE’s global policy and advocacy on food and water systems at global, regional, and national levels. 

Christine has over 12 years of experience in the development sector. In her previous role as Senior Advisor—Food Systems, Christine worked alongside the UN Deputy Secretary General and fellow Action Track Chairs to lead the 2021 United Nations Food Systems Summit—a process that resulted in over 2,000 ideas to transform food systems, informed the development of 110+ whole-of-government national pathways, and launched several global multi-stakeholder coalitions. The summit is credited with increasing the momentum for change in our food systems, helping to fulfil the promise of the Sustainable Development Goals through good health and decent livelihoods for all people on a healthy planet. Prior to this, Christine worked for intergovernmental agencies, such as UN Nutrition; for global support systems, such as the Scaling Up Nutrition Movement Secretariat; and with civil society organizations, including Caritas Internationalis. 

Christine holds a Master of International Relations from Webster University, Geneva, Switzerland, with a combined focus on international diplomacy and climate-induced migration. Born and raised on a farm in Southern Ontario, she has spent countless hours volunteering on organic farms across Canada and working with farmers in developing countries. Her personal goal is to work with committed farmers, entrepreneurs, social movements, academics, and decision makers to build resilient food systems that ensure global food and nutrition security.