Dr. Jose Emilio Esteban is an accomplished leader in food safety and public health, bringing decades of scientific, regulatory, and international expertise to his current role as Chief Scientific Officer at Mérieux NutriSciences. He previously served as the USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety and held key scientific and leadership positions at both the USDA and the CDC, shaping national food safety policy and laboratory programs. Dr. Esteban has also been a prominent global voice in food safety, including his long tenure as Chair of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene and service on the Executive Board of the International Association for Food Protection.