Monique Mikhail is the campaigns director of the agriculture and climate finance program at Friends of the Earth.
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Massive industrial livestock financing sabotages major U.S. banks’ climate goals.
Monique Mikhail is Campaigns Director of Friends of the Earth’s Agriculture & Climate Finance program, where she leads our work to shift investment away from industrial livestock and towards a just, plant-forward, agroecological food system.
She has over two decades of food and agriculture experience with multiple organizations (Greenpeace International, Oxfam GB, Stockholm Environment Institute, International Development Enterprises, and Public Citizen) spanning community organizing, global South research, policy advocacy, and developing and executing international campaign strategies. Monique has a B.S. from Purdue University in Agricultural and Biological Engineering, an M.S. in Agriculture, Food, and the Environment from Tufts University’s Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, and a certification in Sustainable Environmental Management from UC-Berkeley.
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Big Meat Leaves ʻA Huge Cow-Shaped Holeʼ in Big Banksʼ Climate Commitments, New Report Finds
Co-authors: Ward Warmerdam | Fortune | April | 2024
Most of the animals products we buy come from a few enormous multinational corporations that reap billions in profits as small-scale farmers lose money.
Food Tank | March | 2017
In this interview, Food Tank speaks with Monique about what drives her passion for finding sustainable solutions for our food system.
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Interview | March | 2021
Monique discusses the importance of setting ambitious yet realistic goals, how storytelling can bring a campaign to life, how to find the correct targets and audience for your campaign, and much more.
Interview | April | 2017
A panel discussion called “Farming Differently” on April 1st at the 2017 Food Tank Summit at Tufts University moderated by Kiera Butler, Senior Editor, Mother Jones. Panelists included: Timothy Griffin, Director, Agriculture, Food and Environment Program, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University; Paul Willis, Rancher and Founder, Niman Ranch Pork Company; Monique Mikhail, Senior Campaign Strategist, Greenpeace; Lindsey Shute, Executive Director and Co-Founder, National Young Farmers Coalition; Matthew Dillon, Director of Agricultural Policy and Programs, Clif Bar; and Rukia Bilal, Farmer, Flats Mentor Farm.
