Catherine Beal is a Research Analyst on WRI's Food Program. She works across the food loss and waste portfolio, facilitating the delivery of workstreams and driving continuous engagement with key stakeholders.

Previously, she worked on WRI's Climate Program to advance adaptation action and build resilience, especially as it related to agriculture. Prior to joining WRI, Catherine was a consultant for the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) where she conducted research on climate-smart agriculture adoption and participatory action research with a focus on gender and social inclusion.

Catherine holds a MSc in Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security from the National University of Ireland, Galway. She completed her thesis research in collaboration with CIAT Vietnam, which focused on identifying channels to improve the delivery of climate information services to marginalized coffee farmers in Vietnam.