Andrés Vives is the chief executive officer of Hunger Solutions New York, a statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to alleviating hunger for all New Yorkers. He leads the organization’s work to maximize participation in federal nutrition programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), school meals, summer meals, Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer, and childcare and afterschool meals.

Vives is widely recognized for his leadership in advancing programs and policies that improve food security. Under his direction, Hunger Solutions New York has significantly expanded access to critical anti-hunger programs. The organization co-led the coalition that secured full funding for statewide, universal free school meals, and also operates the Nutrition Outreach and Education Program, New York’s network of community-based SNAP navigators, which has helped nearly 145,000 families enroll in SNAP over the past five years. Hunger Solutions New York also runs statewide child nutrition outreach initiatives, including a four-year WIC project that contributed to a 28% increase in participation, with nearly 100,000 additional infants, young children, and pregnant and postpartum people now receiving WIC.