Dr. José Emilio Esteban was sworn in as Under Secretary for Food Safety in January 2023. In this role, Dr. Esteban leads the Office of Food Safety at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, overseeing the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). FSIS has regulatory oversight for ensuring that meat, poultry and egg products are safe, wholesome and properly labeled. Dr. Esteban was previously appointed as FSIS chief scientist, the primary scientific advisor on matters of public health and food safety, with primary responsibility for scientific initiatives within the FSIS Office of Public Health Science. He received his doctorate in veterinary medicine from Mexico’s Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, a Master of Business Administration from the Panamerican Institute, and a Master of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, as well as a doctorate in epidemiology from the University of California at Davis.