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A native of [[Cuba]], Sanchez received his BS, MS and PhD degrees in [[soil science]] from [[Cornell University]], and joined the faculty of [[North Carolina State University]] in 1968. His professional career has been dedicated to help eliminate world hunger and absolute rural poverty while protecting and enhancing the tropical environment. Sanchez has lived in the [[Philippines]] (working at the [[International Rice Research Institute]]), [[Peru]] (working at the Peruvian National Research Institute), [[Colombia]] (working at the [[International Center for Tropical Agriculture]]) and [[Kenya]]. He is the author of “Properties and Management of Soils of the Tropics” (rated among the top 10 best-selling books in soil science worldwide), co-author of “Halving Hunger: It can be done” and author of over 250 scientific publications.
He is a Fellow of the [[American Society of Agronomy]], the [[Soil Science Society of America]], the [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]], and has received the International Soil Science Award, the International Service in Agronomy Award and the [[Crop Science Society of America]] Presidential Award. He serves on the Board of Agriculture and Natural Resources of the [[United States National Academy of Sciences|National Academy of Sciences]] and the Board of Directors of [[Millennium Promise]]. Sanchez has received honorary Doctor of Science degrees from the [[Université catholique de Louvain|Catholic University of Leuven]]
In 2011, Sanchez and his wife, Cheryl Palm, set up the Sanchez-Palm Girls Scholarship Fund for secondary-school-aged girls in poor, rural parts of Africa. The fund will support the ability of African girls to attend secondary schools (high schools) and also improve those schools with computers and internet availability. Said Sanchez, [http://www.earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/2899 "Cheryl and I are proud to play a part in advancing girls education, because we know an educated girl can have a profound impact on the development of a community."]
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