Leah Kabran Eden 

Leah Kabran Eden is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Equity Advocates, an organization dedicated to tackling the root causes of food inequity in New York through policy change and grassroots power building. The organization leverages policy development, coalition building and empowerment of grassroots food justice leaders to drive meaningful and sustainable change.

With a background as an organizer, anthropologist and policy analyst, Leah has spent her career at the intersection of food, economic and social justice. She previously served as a Policy Specialist at the United Way of New York City and addressed food security, asset building, and educational equity issues. As the Director of Food Policy for New York City Council Member Ben Kallos, she developed and advanced a progressive food policy agenda including increased access to healthy food, school meals, and obesity prevention programs.

In 2016, Leah was recognized as one of Hunter College’s 40 Under 40: The Rising Stars in New York City Food Policy. Leah holds a master’s degree in Food Systems from New York University and a bachelor’s degree in Cultural Anthropology from Boston University.