Dr. Will Tuttle, visionary author, educator, and inspirational speaker, is author of the acclaimed
worldwide best-seller The World Peace Diet, published in 18 languages. Since 1985, Dr. Tuttle has
delivered over 4,000 live audience presentations encouraging compassion for animals, healthy and
sustainable living, spiritual intuition, and self-reliance in over 50 countries worldwide and in all 50
U.S. states.
Dr. Tuttle is also the author of the recently-released Food for Freedom, on the interconnection
of health freedom and animal liberation, as well as the companion book, The World Peace Way, which
is filled with practical tips for thriving and staying healthy on every level, and also Your Inner Islands:
The Keys to Intuitive Living. He is editor of Circles of Compassion: Connecting Issues of Justice,
focusing on the interconnection of social justice issues, as well as of Buddhism & Veganism:
Essays Connecting Spiritual Awakening and Animal Liberation.
Recipient of the Courage of Conscience Award as well as the Empty Cages Prize, he is the
creator of several wellness and online advocacy training programs, and co-creator of
VeganPalooza, one of the largest online vegan events ever. Dr. Tuttle is the co-founder of the non-
profit Circle of Compassion and the Worldwide Prayer Circle for Animals. A vegan since 1980, he
is a frequent radio, television, and online presenter and writer. He is featured in the acclaimed
documentary film Cowspiracy as well as other documentaries such as Christspiracy, Prayer for
Compassion, Vegan: Everyday Stories; HOPE: What You Eat Matters, and Animals and the
Buddha.
Dr. Tuttle’s Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, focused on educating intuition
and altruism in adults, and his doctoral dissertation was nominated for the Best Dissertation Award.
He has taught college courses in philosophy, humanities, mythology, religion, and creativity. A
former Zen Buddhist monk and a Dharma Master in the Korean Zen tradition, he has created ten
CD albums of uplifting original piano music as well as several spoken word meditation CDs.
Dr. Tuttle continues to travel extensively, and to write and speak up for free speech, medical
freedom, and for animal liberation as an essential prerequisite for human freedom, peace, and
justice.