Ben Gray is a co-founder and the Chief Operations Officer of the Upcycled Food Association. He is a registered dietitian, food and nutrition expert, and also serves as affiliate faculty in the Nutrition Department at Metropolitan State University in Denver. He holds a degree in Culinary Arts from Johnson & Wales University, a Bachelor's degree in Nutrition from the University of Arizona, and a Master’s in Nutrition from the University of Georgia. He is excited to support the innovative brands of the upcycled food industry and extraordinary people behind them, and proud to help grow an organization that sees equitable participation and being evidence-based as central to the mission of reducing food waste.