Lisa K. Johnson, PhD is a leader in on-farm food loss research, serving as an Independent Consultant. Her projects focus on in-field measurement, estimation and analysis of food loss, in fruit and vegetable crops. She provides collaborators with technical assistance and protocols for reducing food loss, in accordance with UN SDG 12.3. She is a strategic and research partner to the U.S. EPA, Society of St. Andrew, Boston Area Gleaners, ReFED, WWF, WRI, UpRoot Colorado, and the Consortium for Innovation in Postharvest Loss & Food Waste Reduction. Dr. Johnson has authored chapters in The Economics of Food Loss in the Produce Industry and Routledge Handbook of Food Waste. She has spoken to dozens of audiences, including the Consumer Goods Forum and the European Commission, has been quoted in media outlets such as Forbes and Huffington Post, and has led proposal development for over $4M in awarded funding. Dr. Johnson also serves as Adjunct Faculty at North Carolina State University, in the Department of Horticultural Science, and is based in Raleigh.