Hélène Gourichon is a public finance expert and food system policy specialist. She leads the country work of the Sustainable Finance Initiative for School Health and Nutrition (SFI), where she engages with countries to develop sustainable financing strategies for school meals.

Gourichon has close to 15 years of experience in food and agriculture policy, including five years leading food policy for a local authority in Scotland and five years working at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). While at FAO, she supported African governments with analysis and formulation of food and agriculture policies, including analysis of public finance.

Gourichon holds an MSc in Urban Economic Development specializing in Food & City from the University College London and an MA in Political Science from the Sciences Politique Bordeaux, France.