The Steering Committee plays a pivotal role in providing overall leadership and approves the work programme of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Livestock Environmental Assessment and Performance (LEAP) Partnership. It comprises representatives from three key stakeholder groups:

• governments
• the private sector
• civil society organizations and NGOs

The chairmanship of the Steering Committee rotates annually among these three stakeholder groups to ensure equitable representation and decision-making. Regular meetings of the Steering Committee foster collaborative dialogue and consensus-based decisions.  

 Governments

Australia
• Emma Hatcher (Deputy Permanent Representative to FAO)
• Ruth Mallett (Australian Embassy in Rome, Italy)

Brazil
• Bruno Meireles Leite (Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock - MAPA)
• Roman Leon Gieburowski Neto (Second Secretary for the Representation of Brazil to FAO, IFAD, and WFP)
• Fernanda MAGALHÃES (Agricultural Attaché, Permanent Mission of Brazil to the UN Rome-based Agencies)

Canada
• Tim Mcallister (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, LEAP Chair 2021)
• Qamer Hameed (Permanent Mission of Canada to the Food and Agriculture Agencies of the United Nations)

Chile
• Daniela Acuña Reyes (The Office of Agricultural Studies and Policies - ODEPA, Ministry of Agriculture)

Costa Rica
• Fernando Vargas Pérez  (Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock)

Ireland
• Matthew Clarke (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)
• Chris Comerford (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

Kenya
• Bernard Kimoro (State Department for Livestock)

New Zealand
• Peter Ettema (Ministry for Primary Industries, LEAP Chair 2024-2025)
• Anne Wietheger (Deputy Permanent Representative to FAO)
• Jordana Pointon-Haimona (Ministry for Primary Industries)

Switzerland
•  Sara Derighetti (Federal Office for Agriculture, Switzerland)

Uruguay
• Gianni Motta (National Meat Institute - INAC)

 NGOs and civil society organizations

Compassion in World Farming
• Federica DI LEONARDO

Environmental Defense Fund
• John TAUZEL
• Peri ROSENSTEIN

International Union for Conservation of Nature
• Pablo MANZANO  (LEAP Chair 2017, 2023)

World Alliance of Mobile Indigenous Peoples
• Pablo FRÈRE (LEAP Chair 2020)

World Wildlife Fund
• Ellen DIERENFELD

 Private sector

International Dairy Federation
• Laurence RYCKEN 

World Egg Organisation
• Julian MADELEY, Charles AKANDE

International Feed Industry Federation
• Alexandra DE ATHAYDE (LEAP Chair 2025-2026)

International Meat Secretariat
• Phil HADLEY 

International Poultry Council
• Nicoló CINOTTI 

World Renderers Organization
• Lucas CYPRIANO