Caleb Harper

Caleb Harper is the Executive Director of the Dairy Scale for Good (DS4G) Initiative, working to help US Dairies pilot and integrate new technology and management practices to reach net zero emissions while increasing farmer livelihood.1 He is based in the Greater Chicago Area and has over 500 connections on LinkedIn.1

Harper is a National Geographic Explorer and a member of several prestigious organizations, including:

• World Economic Forum (WEF) New Vision for Agriculture working group
• Annenberg Foundation working group on food security
• World Wildlife Fund (WWF) thought leadership advisory group1

Previously, Harper was a Principal Research Scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Director of the Open Agriculture (OpenAg) Initiative at the MIT Media Lab.2 His work focuses on developing future food systems and creating a more distributed, transparent, and collaborative food system.2

Harper has been invited to lecture at notable institutions such as:

• The Nobel Foundation
• The Royal Society
• United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
• United Nations World Food Program12

His work has been featured in various media outlets, including 60 Minutes, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, WIRED, Forbes, and Popular Science.12 Harper's research has also been recognized by SCIENCE magazine, The Smithsonian Design Museum, The Buckminster Fuller Institute, The Aspen Institute, and National Geographic.2