Ellen G. Luger

Ellen Goldberg Luger most recently served as minister counselor for Agriculture at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations food agencies in Rome, where she was later named Acting Deputy Chief of Mission. In this role, she represented U.S. agriculture in global efforts to improve food security, including supporting CODEX and collaborating with the Rockefeller Foundation on expanding school meal programs. 

Prior to her government service, Luger held senior philanthropic leadership roles at The Minneapolis Foundation and General Mills. She also held extensive nonprofit board service, including Twin Cities Public Television, the Global Foodbanking Network, and Wellesley College. 

Luger earned her juris doctorate from Georgetown University and her bachelor of arts from Wellesley College.