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Paul Howe

Paul Howe

Professor of the Practice
Director, Feinstein International Center
Irwin H. Rosenberg Professor of Nutrition and Human Security

Biography 

As director, Paul Howe is responsible for the overall strategy and administration of the Feinstein International Center. A recognized expert on the topic of famine, he brings to his role over 17 years of experience working with the United Nations World Food Program (WFP). In his last assignment, he served as WFP Country Director in Nigeria. He previously worked in Afghanistan, Uganda, and Laos and at WFP’s headquarters in Italy. Even while serving as a senior leader in WFP, Paul continued his research and publication activities on the issues of hunger, famine, and the humanitarian-development-peace nexus.

Paul received a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University, a master’s degree from Princeton University, and a doctorate from the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex. 

He lives in Brookline, MA, with his wife and daughter.

Research Activities

  • Hunger and Famine
  • Humanitarian/Development/Peace Nexus

Courses


NUTR 324

International Humanitarian Response


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