Clayton will continue leading IFIC until early 2023 to ensure a smooth transition.
International Food Information Council (IFIC) announced that Chief Executive Officer Joseph Clayton will step down after 6.5 years leading the nonprofit science communications and consumer research organization. Since 1985, IFIC has promoted evidence-based information on nutrition, food safety, and agricultural production to consumers and health professionals while conducting a decades-long series of consumer research programs at the intersection of food, health, and consumer perception.
“Over the last six years, Joe has built strong IFIC communications and education programs that have increased the visibility of evidence and science-based information about food, diet, and health,” said IFIC Co-Chair Russell Dyer, chief communications officer and head of public and government affairs at Mondelēz International. “He leaves an extremely capable staff of experts in nutrition, food production, and science communications that will serve IFIC well as we conduct a search for a new CEO.”