José Andrés is best known as a chef, but his life’s work has always extended far beyond the kitchen. In 2010, he founded World Central Kitchen, creating a new model for humanitarian food relief that has served nearly 1 billion hot meals on the frontlines of conflict and natural disasters. Since then, he has helped shape the global dialogue around food while inspiring chefs worldwide to see feeding people as both a craft and a higher calling. These experiences revealed the need for something enduring—a platform able to translate on-the-ground insight into broader impact.

Fueled by action and guided by empathy, Longer Tables Fund (LTF) was created from the belief that food is at the center of addressing the world’s most urgent and complex challenges. As José’s philanthropic platform, LTF invests in bold, scalable solutions that strengthen food systems, help communities recover and rebuild after crises, and empower the next generation of food leaders. Where World Central Kitchen responds in moments of acute crisis, LTF addresses long-term systems and structures making communities stronger before, during, and after emergencies. José’s platform for storytelling and advocacy are a superpower, and core to LTF’s multiplier effect.

We support where urgency meets imagination—where a farmer, a cook, a scientist, or a young leader is creating a new path toward resilience. A hyperlocal effort like Dion’s Chicago Dream is tackling food deserts that leave more than 500,000 residents without fresh, nutritious food. A transformational initiative like the Global Food Institute is mobilizing tens of millions of dollars supporting impact-oriented policies and research to shape the future of food systems worldwide. When the table grows longer, the world grows closer and more people discover their power to nourish it.

José has constant exposure to different contexts and issues – a boots-on-the-ground leader whose call to action mobilizes global policymakers, local chefs, and everyone in between. Years of insights matched with a track record of action sharpen his view of the types of leaders and ideas needed to re-envision our shared food system. He is the spark and the translator. For co-investors, this means ambition is de-risked and impact accelerated. We bring unique insights by leaning into early signals, discernment, and timing.

Through catalytic investment and partnership, LTF advances opportunities that harness the power of food to create positive change. Our belief is simple—we need longer tables, not higher walls. Join us in building a future where everyone has a seat at the table.