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David Beckmann

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David Beckmann is president emeritus of Bread for the World, having led the organization from 1991 to 2020 as it worked to strengthen U.S. political commitment to overcoming hunger and poverty. A Lutheran clergyman and an economist, Beckmann previously worked with the World Bank; he earned degrees from Yale, Christ Seminary, and the London School of Economics. 

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