Ted Cutler Lecture
THE TED CUTLER LECTURE
The Ted Cutler Lecture series is an annual event honoring the legacy of Ted Cutler, a local philanthropist and dedicated supporter of our mission to End Hunger Here.
The lecture series began in 2018 and has covered a myriad of topics including healthy eating for low-income families, advancing health and hunger equity, as well as food insecurity across Massachusetts. Use the resources below to access the videos from past lectures.
“If God could ask, ‘What do you want?’ I’d say, ‘Please take care of somebody else. I’m doing just fine.'”
– Ted Cutler (1930 – 2017)
Photos by Nicolau Czarnecki
2023
The fifth-annual Ted Cutler lecture was held on June 15, 2023 and featured a robust conversation amongst Massachusetts Governor, Maura Healey, Catherine D’Amato, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Greater Boston Food Bank, Dr. Angela Odoms-Young, The Nancy Schlegel Meining Associate Professor of Maternal and Child Nutrition at The College of Human Ecology, Cornell University and member of GBFB’s Health and Research Council, Dr. Nobert Wilson, Professor of Food, Economics, and Community at Duke University and Member of GBFB’s Health and Research Council, Dr. Sara Bleich, Professor of Public Health Policy at The Harvard Chan School of Public Health, and Dr. Lauren Fiechtner, Director of Nutrition at MassGeneral Hospital for Children, Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition and GBFB Health and Research Advisor.
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2022
The fourth-annual Ted Cutler lecture was held virtually on April 28, 2022 and featured Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Claire Babineau-Fontenot, Chief Executive Officer of Feeding America, and Catherine D’Amato, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Greater Boston Food Bank discussing how the unique challenges of advancing health and hunger equity during the pandemic. Watch the full program >
2021
The third-annual Ted Cutler Lecture was held virtually on April 14, 2021 and featured Dr. Anita McGahan, a world-renowned scholar, a University Professor at the University of Toronto, a Professor at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, and a Professor of Strategic Management at the Rotman School of Management. The program featured a brief tribute to Ted by Dr. M. Lee Pelton. Watch the full program >
2019
The second-annual Ted Cutler Lecture featured Margo G. Wootan, D.Sc., Vice President for Nutrition at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI). Dr. Wootan’s keynote address, “Supporting Healthy Eating for Low-Income Families” outlined the promising policy and environmental approaches that can help reshape the food system and make healthier choices easier, especially for low-income families. Joanne Jaxtimer served as the event chair. View photos | Watch the video >
2018
The Inaugural Ted Cutler Lecture, held on April 24, 2018, featured Rear Admiral Susan Blumenthal, MD, MPA., and was chaired by Joanne Jaxtimer. Watch the video >
ABOUT TED CUTLER
Ted Cutler was a champion for hungry kids and families throughout greater Boston. He stepped up to lead the Fighting Hunger, Feeding Hope $35,000,000 capital campaign for a new food bank. Under Ted’s leadership, GBFB was able to purchase land and construct a new food bank – the 117,000 square foot warehouse at 70 South Bay.
In addition to GBFB, Ted’s legacy as a generous and thoughtful philanthropist is evident throughout Boston as his support enhanced the arts, education and health.
He often referred to the work and mission of The Greater Boston Food Bank as the “most important social justice work going on in the city of Boston.”
The Ted Cutler Lecture is generously supported by the Cutler Family.
For more information, please contact events@gbfb.org.