Founding Chair and Executive Director, NNEdPro Global Centre for Nutrition and Health in Cambridge, Co-Founder of BMJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health; England

Sumantra ‘Shumone’ Ray is a medical doctor and registered nutritionist, with interests in nutrition, cardiovascular disease and medical education. Since 2008, Shumone has been Founding Chair and Executive Director of the NNEdPro Global Centre for Nutrition and Health. He also works for the Medical Research Council as a Senior Clinician Scientist in nutrition and vascular studies, as well as the UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey Lead Clinician (Public Health England).

He is Co-Lead of a GCRF Flagship Project in India on education, empowerment and entrepreneurship leading to improved human nutrition, health and wellbeing. In 2018 he became the Founding Co-Chair, along with the British Medical Journal (BMJ) Group, of BMJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health.