Professor Grant Schofield is at the forefront of rethinking public health, nutrition, and human potential. He challenges the status quo on how we eat, move, and live to prevent chronic disease and unlock longer, fuller lives. As Professor of Public Health at Auckland University of Technology, former Director of the Human Potential Centre, and ex-Chief Scientific Adviser to New Zealand's Ministry of Education,.
Grant has influenced policy and practice for decades. Today, at 56, he co-founded PREKURE with his wife, Dr Louise Schofield, where he serves as Chief Science Officer. Through PREKURE, he trains health coaches worldwide in lifestyle medicine, focusing on metabolic health, behaviour change, and evidence-backed strategies to fix what the system gets wrong.
Grant's mantra? Prevention is the real cure, and healthspan trumps lifespan every time.
He is the author of 9 international best-sellers that have sold over 200,000 copies combined, blending science, stories, and no-nonsense advice