Former Associate Commissioner for Foods, U.S. FDA – Served as the top food safety official at the FDA, leading policy and science initiatives related to foodborne illness prevention, surveillance, and regulatory reform

Principal Architect of FSMA (Food Safety Modernization Act) – Played a critical role in shaping and implementing FSMA, the most sweeping reform of U.S. food safety laws in over 70 years

Former Chief Medical Officer at both the FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) and the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)

Current Role: President & CEO of The Acheson Group (TAG) — a globally respected food safety consultancy

Expertise: Regulatory science, foodborne pathogen prevention, public health risk communication, crisis response