Deborah Atwood

Deborah Atwood is a Senior Fellow at Meridian, based in Washington, D.C. She is also a strategic advisor to Meridian’s AGree Initiative. Through her work on AGree, Deb has advanced groundbreaking policies on food and agriculture in the United States. Her favorite part about working with Meridian is engaging with leaders—farmers and ranchers, researchers, supply chain executives, policy makers—who share her passion for promoting policies and practices that make economic and environmental sense.

Deb has over 40 years of experience working in the private sector and the federal government on policy and legislative matters regarding food, agriculture, the environment, research, and risk management. She started her career focused on marine issues, and she’s delighted to be working on seafood supply chain issues in the Gulf Coast. Deb serves on the Board of Directors of ACDI-VOCA, an agriculture development nonprofit that works in Africa, Asia, South, and Latin America.

Deb traces her affinity for the outdoors to her upbringing in the Pacific Northwest. Although she has lived in Washington, D.C. for decades, she still finds ways to enjoy hiking, fly fishing, and canoeing.