**Leah Garcés *is the CEO and president of Mercy For Animals and author of Grilled: Turning Adversaries into Allies to Change the Chicken Industry *. With decades of leadership experience in the animal protection movement, she has partnered with corporations, communities, and governments around the ...

**Leah Garcés *is the CEO and president of Mercy For Animals and author of Grilled: Turning Adversaries into Allies to Change the Chicken Industry *. With decades of leadership experience in the animal protection movement, she has partnered with corporations, communities, and governments around the world on a mission to build a better food system *.Her work has been featured in the New York Times *, Washington Post, and Chicago Tribune, among many other media outlets. She lives in Georgia, with her husband, three kids, and cat.