Ashek Mahfuz is a professional Food Technologist and is experienced in food fortification/processing and human nutrition by education. Currently, Ashek Mahfuz is working with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), Bangladesh in the position of Portfolio Lead for Food Fortification and Value Chain program. Before joining GAIN, he managed the Food Fortification Program at Nutrition International for more than 12 years. Ashek is skilled in planning and designing, development, implementation and management of nutrition and large-scale food fortification programs by training and on-the-job experience in above fields at various key positions for more than 30 years. He was the founding Factory Manager of PRAN - - the largest food-processors in Bangladesh. He also worked as Production Manager, Haque Brothers (Industries) Ltd. As Food Processing Specialist in ATDP/USAID - - a flagship USAID’s agribusiness project in Bangladesh, he worked to strengthen government and private sector capacity in agribusiness and have provided technical and management consultancy supports to the business entrepreneurs. Ashek Mahfuz has done his PhD in Food Technology. He graduated in Agricultural Engineering with Major in Food Technology and obtained M S in Food Technology from the Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh.