Jo Luck (December 5, 1941 to November 26, 2025) was an American businesswoman who served as president and chief executive of Heifer International, a nonprofit that provides livestock and training to families to fight hunger and poverty, from 1992 to July 2011. She received the World Food Prize in 2010. Earlier in her career she was the first executive director of Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families in 1978 and served as executive director of the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism from 1979 to 1989.
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Defining ContributionServed as president and chief executive of Heifer International from 1992 to 2011; work recognized with the 2010 World Food Prize. 1 In the Other Atlases
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Jo Luck (December 5, 1941, November 26, 2025) was an American businesswoman who was CEO of Heifer International. She was recognized with a World Food Prize in 2010.
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Jo Luck (December 5, 1941, November 26, 2025) was an American businesswoman who was CEO of Heifer International.
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