Meet the Expert: Tatyana El-Kour, MS, RDN, FAND

07/19/2016

Tatyana El-Kour, MS, RDN, FAND, is a technical officer at the Office of the Regional Director in the World Health Organization Regional Office in Cairo, Egypt. We wanted to get to know Tatyana better, so we asked her a few questions.

What three words or phrases best describe you?

Learner, achiever and analytical

What do you like to do in your free time?

I like serving people, learning about new technologies, reading while listening to music, playing sports and spending time with family and friends.

What’s the last good book you read?

Beautiful Evidence by Edward Tufte.

What are you currently working on?

I work at the junction where nutrition and cognitive science, media innovation and social impact meet. I currently work on creating strategy, innovation and design of systems-based solutions to complex food and nutrition problems to end world hunger and malnutrition.

If you could have one superpower what would it be?

Omnilingualism! I would love to be able to effectively communicate with anyone anywhere in the world.

What are you most passionate about?

I am passionate about making the world a better place in small ways, big ways and in ways one cannot even consider!

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