J. Morris Hicks

A former strategic management consultant and senior corporate executive with Ralph Lauren in New York, J. Morris Hicks, author of Healthy Eating, Healthy World, has always focused on the "big picture" when analyzing any issue. In 2002, after becoming curious about our "optimal diet," he began a study of what we eat from a global perspective--discovering many startling issues and opportunities along the way. A former officer in the United States Coast Guard, he holds an MBA from the University of Hawaii and a BS in Industrial Engineering from Auburn. In 2009, he earned a certificate in plant-based nutrition from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies and has been a member of their board of directors since 2012. Having concluded that our food choices hold the key to the sustainability of our civilization, he has made this his #1 priority--exploring all avenues for influencing humans everywhere to move back to the natural plant-based diet for our species.