Dominic Schofield

Dominic has worked for over twenty-five years in the field of international development serving in leadership positions with the private and not-for-profit sectors, and the United Nations. His work in public health over the last 20 years has focused on addressing malnutrition in developing countries through global initiatives and multi-sectoral alliances that combine the strengths of government, private sector, and civil society to scale-up market-based solutions.

Prior to joining Motherfood International, Dominic was part of the leadership team at The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) based in Geneva, Washington DC and Ottawa. He was Director of the organization’s $50 million Maternal, Infant and Young Child Feeding program and led GAIN’s global Nutritious Food Financing program, including establishing innovative finance partnerships with the Acumen Fund, International Finance Corporation, Root Capital and LGT Venture Philanthropies in the area of Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition. Dominic later served as the President of GAIN Canada.

Prior to joining GAIN, Dominic served as Nutrition Specialist at UNICEF in New York, as Partnership and Business Development Manager at the Micronutrient Initiative (MI) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) in Ottawa, and later led these efforts at IDRC’s regional office for Southern Africa, based in Johannesburg.

While based in South Africa, Dominic joined the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (CME) to lead a trade and social impact investment initiative providing business development services to SMEs and new Joint Ventures that was recognized as a key mechanism of the Government of Canada’s Africa Trade Strategy 2000.  As a management consultant at the beginning of his career, Dominic led complex projects in technology transfer and skills development in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.

With a BA in Economic Geography from McGill University and MBA from the University of Ottawa, Dominic is a Professional Affiliate in the College of Pharmacy and Nutrition at the University of Saskatchewan and a Professor of Practice at McGill's Desautels Faculty of Management, specialised in Food Convergence Innovation.