David Gould has over 30 years' experience in organic and sustainable food systems. He holds a degree in Life Sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he focused on food science, biochemistry, and microbiology. He has long played an influential role in the development of organic food processing norms, practices, and certification. As the Senior Facilitator for IFOAM-Organics International for 7 years, he was the lead on developing Organic 3.0, as well as the global position on breeding techniques and GMOs, and on aquaculture. In the present day, David focuses on oversight and advising on existing systems, and on pursuing innovations in sustainable food system development. He is a member of the Organic Food System Program Steering Committee, the General Secretary of the IFOAM Seeds Platform, Strategic Advisor to ReSeed, Senior Sustainability Advisor for FoodChain ID, an OMRI Advisory and Review Panel member, expert independent evaluator for the ISEAL Alliance, and serves on the Accreditation Committee of Assurance Services International. In addition to organic, David has worked directly with many other social and environmental standards schemes, private enterprises, and government agencies, assisting them with organizational strategy, risk assessment, stakeholder engagement, standards and policy development, assurance systems, impacts assessment, personnel training, and capacity building. He has worked with thousands of farms and companies in over 50 countries on 6 continents, in the role of consultant or trainer, or a third-party inspector or certifier. David began his career with a decade of experience in alternative education models, which he uses along with his technical background to support his work of bringing different forces together in order to catalyze broader change across the planet. Over the years he also has owned and operated a small organic bakery and an 11-acre permaculture farm. He also practices as a professional astrologer, working with individuals, couples, and organizations to manifest their futures.