
Anneliese Tanner
Senior Director of Research & Assessment
Anneliese Tanner brings extensive experience in food service and finance, as well as a passion for positively impacting our food system.

Anneliese Tanner
Senior Director of Research & Assessment
Anneliese Tanner brings extensive experience in food service and finance, as well as a passion for positively impacting our food system.
She holds a Master’s in Food Studies from New York University, with a focus on food systems and city food policy. For six years she was the Executive Director of Food Service & Warehouse Operations for the Austin Independent School District in Austin, Texas. There she led a movement to redefine the urban school meal experience through programs like breakfast in the classroom, food trucks, salad bars, plant forward menus featuring global flavors, increased scratch-cooking, sustainable purchasing and zero waste cafeterias. As the Senior Director of Research and Assessment at the Chef Ann Foundation, Anneliese advises school districts on how to shift their food programs to scratch cook operations.
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