Gregory Jaffe is President of Jaffe Policy Consulting, which provides strategic advice on national and international policies involving bioeconomy, biotechnology, biofuels, sustainable proteins, biomanufacturing, PFAS, pesticides, food safety, and food loss and waste. He recently worked as the Senior Advisor for Regulatory Affairs in USDA’s Office of the Secretary. Greg was the Department’s Chief Regulatory Officer responsible for managing the Department’s regulatory agenda, interdepartmental review of all significant regulations, and engagement with EPA and FDA on their regulations and policies that impact USDA programs or stakeholders. He managed a broad portfolio of policy issues that included bioeconomy, biotechnology, biofuels, pesticides, PFAS, food safety, and scientific research and development. He represented USDA on interdepartmental policy committees, including the National Bioeconomy Board.

Before joining USDA, Greg worked for at the Center for Science in Public Interest, a non-profit consumer organization working on food and nutrition issues. He led CSPI’s policy work involving innovative food products and technology and was a member of the senior management team establishing CSPI’s program priorities and designing advocacy strategies. He also worked internationally helping African and Asian government officials with their agricultural policies and with relevant international treaty negotiations.

Earlier in his career, Greg worked as a Trial Attorney for the Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division and as Senior Counsel for the Environmental Protection Agency’s Air Enforcement Division. He has a B.A. from Wesleyan University and a law degree from Harvard Law School.