Malaika Elias is a Food and Agriculture Campaigner at Friends of the Earth, where she assists the Food and Agriculture team’s national regulatory and market campaigns on biotechnology and genetic engineering.
Coming from a diverse academic and professional background, Malaika has worked on campaigns that intersect environmental, gender and racial justice and human rights over the past 8 years. Malaika graduated from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Anthropology and holds a Masters degree in Global Affairs and Environmental Policy from NYU. You can find her forest bathing, touching as many plants as possible and brushing up on her DJ skills with her spare time.