José Gudiño is an Indigenous rights advocate from Venezuela with specialized training in the human rights of Indigenous Peoples from the University of Deusto (Bilbao, Spain) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). He also holds a diploma in Indigenous Peoples and the Sustainable Development Goals from the Indigenous Intercultural University (UII, Bolivia). He is a member of the Coordination Committee of the Indigenous Youth Network of Latin America and the Caribbean, co-founder and current Coordinator for Environment, Territory and Climate Change at the Amazonas Indigenous Adolescents and Youth Network (RAJIA), and Youth Coordinator at the Regional Organization of Indigenous Peoples of Amazonas (ORPIA) for the 2023–2027 term. He previously served as the Latin America and Caribbean Regional Focal Point for the Global Indigenous Youth Caucus (GIYC) in 2022 and is currently a member of the Steering Committee of the Indigenous Peoples' Forum at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).

His recent work includes consulting on the implementation of the Indigenous Research, Training and Innovation Center for the Amazon (CIFIA), an initiative led by ORPIA, with support from COICA and funding from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), to generate knowledge and develop solutions grounded in the Indigenous concept of Buen Vivir (living well) that strengthen Indigenous community economies in Venezuela.