Drs. Brady and Anne Deaton founded the Deaton Institute in 2013 with the aim of eliminating extreme poverty and food insecurity globally.

Dr. Brady Deaton served as  Chancellor of the University of Missouri from 2004 through 2013, after coming to Missouri in 1989 as Department Chair of Agricultural Economics. He also served as Deputy Chancellor and Provost at MU. As an agricultural economist, he engaged in research in Asia, several African countries, and in Haiti and other Caribbean countries. He received five Honorary degrees from universities in Thailand, Korea, India, and the University of Kentucky. Dr. Deaton was appointed by President Obama to Chair of the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD), 2011-2016, and continues to serve as a member. His undergraduate degree is from the University of Kentucky and a Ph.D. from Wisconsin.

Dr. Anne Deaton is the Founder and President of Children’s Grove, a Columbia non-profit that promotes kindness in youth and the community. Dr. Anne Deaton’s professional career in higher education and state government has focused on special needs populations including the elderly and persons who are cognitively and physically challenged.  Her work in community development, with a focus on poverty and hunger, began during her college years when she engaged in volunteer service in the US and abroad. She has had extensive experience in mentoring and in founding and supporting a wide variety of volunteer programs that raise the quality of community life, serve people in need, and promote international friendships.  She is the mother of four and grandmother of seven.

OPERATING SUPPORT

The team at CAFNR International Programs provides administrative and operational support for the Deaton Institute.
The Mizzou Honors College provides leadership in implementing the Deaton Scholars Program.