Sapna Thottathil

Sapna E. Thottathil, PhD is currently leading the state of California's efforts on sustainable pest management in the Department of Pesticide Regulation in the California Environmental Protection Agency. She previously worked on environmental policy and Farm-to-Institution for multiple organizations, from the University of California's Office of the President to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and has taught courses on global environmental politics for graduate and undergraduate students. She holds a PhD in Geography from UC Berkeley, where she was the recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship, an MSc in Environmental Change and Management from Oxford University, and a BA in Environmental Studies and International Studies from the University of Chicago, where she was a Udall Scholar. She is the author of India’s Organic Farming Revolution: What it Means for Our Global Food System and editor of Institutions as Conscious Food Consumers: Leveraging Purchasing Power to Drive Systems Change. She has also served on and advised many Boards and organizations, including Coastal Quest, Pesticide Action Network, My Green Lab, Women’s Environmental Network, Real Food Challenge, Oakland Food Policy Council, Plant Based Foods Association, and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).