Michael has a long history in international aid and development having been the Chair of both ChildFund Australia and ChildFund Alliance. He is currently the Chair of the Institute for Global Development at the University of New South Wales. Michael is also the Chair of the Committee for Sydney and a member of the Board of the Westmead Institute for Medical Research. He has advisory roles with KPMG and UNSW and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Former MasterChef Australia contestant, Juan De La Cruz loves food, nutrition, and is passionate about children experiencing healthy childhoods. Born in Argentina, Juan is one of nine children and as the seventh son of the family. His mother Cristina remains a huge inspiration for him in the kitchen, having cooked four meals a day for 11 people for many years. She taught Juan the power of good food not only to nourish, but as a salve for bad situations. Bad asthma kept Juan indoors as a child, but he became Mum’s official taster, developing his love of food at an early age.