2026 ReFED Food Waste Solutions Summit

Emily Broad Leib is a Clinical Professor of Law and Founding Director of the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic, the nation’s first law school clinic devoted to providing legal and policy solutions to the health, economic, and environmental challenges facing our food system. She is also Faculty Director of Harvard Law School Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation.

Working directly with clients and communities, Broad Leib champions community-led food system change, reduction in food waste, policies to increase food access and “food is medicine” interventions, and sustainability in food production. Her scholarly work has been published in California Law Review, Wisconsin Law Review, the Harvard Law & Policy Review, the Food & Drug Law Journal, and the Journal of Food Law & Policy, among others. A recognized leader in the field, Broad Leib’s work has been covered by The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, The Guardian, TIME, Politico, and The Washington Post. She received her B.A. from Columbia University and her J.D. from Harvard Law School, cum laude.