2024 ReFED Food Waste Solutions Summit

Sam Buck serves as ReFED's Senior Manager of Development, supporting fundraising efforts to eliminate food waste, address climate change, and increase food security. Previously, Sam worked in development to improve education outcomes at several institutions, including Stanford where he served as Associate Director of the Business School Fund. He holds an MBA and MS in Sustainability from the Erb Institute at the University of Michigan. While a graduate student, Sam co-founded the first student-run climate tech investment fund in the country and designed a food recovery business for Conservation Corps North Bay. He believes passionately in philanthropy's ability to convene stakeholders and catalyze coordinated action on important issues.