
Jessica Colley Clarke
SENIOR LEAD WRITER-EDITOR
Jessica Colley Clarke crafts stories that resonate with readers and inspire action to rethink our global food system.
Areas of expertise: storytelling and content creation, thought leadership, media engagement, strategic messaging, persuasive writing
Jessica Colley Clarke joins GFI with 15+ years of experience as a journalist, editor, ghostwriter, and creative writing teacher. She holds an MFA in Nonfiction Writing from Columbia University’s School of the Arts. Prior to joining GFI, Jessica wrote about travel, food, and sustainability for publications including The New York Times, Bon Appetit, Food & Wine, and AFAR magazine, among other publications. She believes that the right words in the right order are powerful and can mobilize readers to take action about climate change and the future of food. Based in New York’s lower Hudson Valley, Jessica is an avid cook, reader, traveler, and farmer’s market patron.