Jeanette Bailey is the Nutrition Research and Innovation Lead at the International Rescue Committee (IRC), and an associate professor at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University. She was the Principal Investigator on the Combined Protocol for Acute Malnutrition Study (ComPAS), a global clinical trial that tested a simplified and combined approach to treating severe and moderate acute malnutrition in children under age 5. The ComPAS protocol is now being researched in clinical and operational trials by non-governmental organizations, the United Nations, and governments in more than 12 countries. Jeanette is currently leading a research team at the IRC to design and test new interventions to improve the care and delivery of treatment to malnourished children globally.

Prior to joining the IRC, Jeanette spent nearly a decade overseas working in humanitarian programs with Doctors Without Borders, Save the Children and Action Against Hunger in multiple countries in Africa, Asia and South America. She received her PhD and MSc in Nutrition from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), and her BA in International Relations from Tufts University.