Diego Ruete is a 49-year-old cook, preschool teacher, and Ashoka Fellow from Uruguay, with over 20 years of experience. He developed the concept of Fooducation by uniting his paths in food, education, and social change. A father of three, surfer, and passionate gardener, Diego sees cooking not just as a skill, but as a powerful, transformative practice.

His work places the use of local, seasonal vegetables at its core—fostering conscious food choices that nourish people, respect nature, and strengthen communities. He is the author of Hoy cocinamos nosotros (2016) and Educocina (2019), two books that reflect his commitment to learning through food and with purpose.