Jessica Levy
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Jessica Levy is General Counsel and Senior Research Fellow at Food Tank. She graduated from Cornell University with a BS in Food Science, with a focus on Food Choices and Issues in Society, and a minor in Business. Jessica holds a JD from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law and an LLM in Taxation from New York University. Her legal expertise centers on tax-exempt organizations, and she has provided counsel to nonprofits across a variety of sectors and issue areas on legal, governance, and regulatory matters. Jessica is passionate about storytelling as a means of furthering food system innovation. She enjoys visiting local farms and spending time in Brooklyn’s parks with her dog.

Catastrophic Floods Cause Major Disruptions to Brazil’s Agricultural Sector

Record rainfall caused destructive flooding in Rio Grande do Sul, resulting in major disruptions to the Brazilian food system.