Author - Dana Gunders

Dana Gunders serves as Executive Director of ReFED, the national nonprofit working to end food waste by advancing data-driven solutions. Dana is a national expert on food waste and was one of the first to bring to light just how much food is lost throughout the food system. For almost a decade, she was a Senior Scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). She then launched Next Course, LLC to strategically advise on the topic. Some of her career highlights include authoring the landmark "Wasted" report and Waste-Free Kitchen Handbook, launching the "Save the Food" campaign with the Ad Council, testifying in Congress, consulting to Google, and being a founding Board Member of ReFED. She was also called "the woman who started the waste-free movement" by Consumer Reports.