Jay Aldous is Director, Private Sector Partnerships at the United Nations World Food Programme in Rome, Italy. Aldous has more than two decades of experience in developing and managing partnerships within the private and social sectors. 

  Prior to his appointment at the World Food Programme he was Chief Strategist for Social Capital Partnerships, where he advised international nonprofit organisations on the creation of public private partnerships that achieve mission impact. Clients included Habitat for Humanity International, Doctors Without Borders, Special Olympics International, Ronald McDonald House Charities, American Red Cross and World Wildlife Fund.

  Previously, Aldous was with the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, where he was Chief Marketing and Communications Officer. There he created UNICEF's call-to-action campaign, Believe in Zero, and UNICEF’s award winning clean water initiative, the Tap Project. 

Aldous was recognized as the 2008 Nonprofit Marketer of the Year by the American Marketing Association for his lifetime of leadership and achievement in the field of nonprofit marketing. Aldous is the past world record holder for bicycling around the world (14,290 miles in 106 days). He holds the current world record for running100 miles (13:52:45).