Professionals 
Professionals
Lester M. Crawford, DVM, PhD, Senior Science Advisor
Dr. Crawford has had a distinguished career in the public and private sectors, as well as academia. He has served as FDA commissioner and as administrator of the Food Safety & Inspection Service at USDA. He has worked for the National Food Processors Association and the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges.
In the academic world, Dr. Crawford served in various capacities at the University of Georgia, including chair of the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology. At Georgetown University, he was director of the Center for Food and Nutrition Policy. Additionally, he has served as an expert advisor to the World Health Organization, the Singapore FDA and the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. He also served on the Committee on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Dr. Crawford is a Member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine in the United Kingdom, and a Fellow of the International Society of Food Science and Technology. He is the author of more than 100 scientific publications and is the co-author of four books.
Dr. Crawford has a veterinary degree from Auburn University, an honorary doctorate from Budapest University, and a PhD in pharmacology from the University of Georgia.
