Ruben E. Canedo
Co-Chair,
GFI Food Access & Security Subcommittee
Location: Berkeley, CA
Field: Food Security
Age
27
Ruben Canedo, research and mobilization coordinator at UC Berkeley’s Centers for Educational Equity and Excellence, co-leads both the UC Berkeley Food Security Committee and the UC Global Food Initiative Food Access and Security Subcommittee. Canedo has established himself as a national expert on student food security and college campus programs and policies to address the issue. He established and currently coordinates the efforts of campus food security working groups at all 10 UC campuses, and is engaged in actively researching and addressing college student food access and security.