Ben Kuethe Oaks is an executive at Divert Inc., an impact technology company on a mission to Protect the Value of Food™. He has spent the greater part of his life immersed in our food system, whether it be a dairy farm in Wisconsin, a food desert in Pittsburgh, or a restaurant in Maine. Over the past eight years, Ben has focused his attention on grocery stores and solving our food waste problem on a national level. He also works with organizations such as Slow Food and MIT Solve to support food businesses and entrepreneurs in the Northeast.