Jo Luck

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.[1]

Education

Luck attended Hendrix College and earned a degree at David Lipscomb College. She also attended the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and Harvard Business School's Executive Education Program.[2]

Career

Luck was the first executive director of the nonprofit Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families in 1978. A year later, then-governor Bill Clinton selected her as the executive director of the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism.[3]

She joined Heifer International in 1989, serving as director of International Programs from 1989 to 1992 and president from 1992 to July 2011. From 1979 to 1989, she served as director of the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism. She served as a presidential appointee on the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD),[4] the Farm Foundation’s Dialogue on Food and Agriculture for the 21st Century Steering Committee,[5] and the DuPont Advisory Committee on Agriculture Innovation and Productivity,[6] and as chair of the Program Oversight Panel for CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research) Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems associated with the World Fish Center.[7]

Later life and death

Luck was inducted to the Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame in 2019.[3] She died November 26, 2025, at the age of 83.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ Baragona, Steve. "Hunger-Fighting Charities Win World Food Prize". Washington D.C. Archived from the original on June 21, 2010. Retrieved June 17, 2010.
  2. ^ globalreach.com, Global Reach Internet Productions, LLC - Ames, IA -. "2010: Beckmann and Luck - The World Food Prize - Improving the Quality, Quantity and Availability of Food in the World". www.worldfoodprize.org. Archived from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ a b "Jo Luck". Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on July 10, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  4. ^ "BOARD FOR INTERNATIONAL FOOD & AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT (BIFAD) PUBLIC MEETING MEETING MINUTES" (PDF). USAID. January 30, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  5. ^ "Farm Foundation" (PDF). Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  6. ^ "Collaboration - DuPont Food Security". DuPont Food Security. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  7. ^ globalreach.com, Global Reach Internet Productions, LLC - Ames, IA -. "2010: Beckmann and Luck - The World Food Prize - Improving the Quality, Quantity and Availability of Food in the World". www.worldfoodprize.org. Archived from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Jo Luck". Ruebel Funeral Home. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
  9. ^ Gelder, Austin (December 1, 2025). "Jo Luck, former CEO of Heifer International, has died". Arkansas Times. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
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