Alex Nichols-Vinueza

Alex Nichols-Vinueza is the Senior Director of Food Waste for the Americas, where he leads WWF's portfolio of food waste reduction initiatives across the U.S. and Latin America. His work spans agricultural supply chains (via the Global Farm Loss Tool), K–12 schools (through the Food Waste Warrior program), food business operations (via the U.S. Food Waste Pact and Hotel Kitchen), and common-sense policy advocacy (through the Zero Food Waste Coalition).

Alex brings nearly two decades of experience in technology and sustainability consulting across the U.S. and Latin America. He is bilingual in English and Spanish and holds a BA from the University of Michigan and an MEM from Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment.

Originally from Traverse City in northern Michigan, Alex grew up camping, spending summers exploring local parks and lakes, and working on area farms.