Dr. Tesfaye Hailu Bekele is a researcher at Wageningen University and Research (WUR), a senior independent consultant in food systems and nutrition (with a focus on dietary assessment) for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and a food system change facilitator at Glocolearning. He holds a PhD in Human Nutrition from WUR (2022) and a MSc in Applied Human Nutrition from Hawassa University, Ethiopia (2013). Currently, Tesfaye is conducting research on the implementation of dietary guidelines in Ethiopia and investigator for youth engagement in food systems program evaluation in Tanzania and Bangladesh. His research primarily focuses on improving the accessibility, availability, and consumption of healthy diets in low- and middle-income countries.