Dr. Robert Brackett

Vice President and Director of the Institute for Food Safety and Health · Illinois Institute of Technology · company speakers →

Dr. Robert E. Brackett, PhD, served as Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) Vice President and Director of the Institute for Food Safety and Health (IFSH). In this capacity, he served on the IIT administrative leadership team, as well as directed the scientific and educational programs at IFSH. Dr. Brackett has over 35 years of experience in food safety research, training, and policy. Dr. Brackett’s accomplishments include publication of 18 book chapters, over 100 scientific articles in peer-reviewed publications, over 300 oral presentations, over 200 of which were invited, and over 45 of which were invited for presentation in international fora. Dr. Brackett also served as Senior Vice President and Chief Science and Regulatory officer for the Washington D.C. based Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA). Before joining GMA, he served at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (FDA CFSAN), where he started as a senior microbiologist in the Office of Plant and Dairy Foods and Beverages in 2000. After several promotions, Dr. Brackett was appointed CFSAN Director, where from 2004-2007 he provided executive leadership to CFSAN’s development and implementation of programs and policies relative to the composition, quality, safety and labeling of foods, food and color additives, dietary supplements and cosmetics. Earlier in his career, Dr. Brackett held professorial positions with North Carolina State University in Raleigh, and the University of Georgia. Dr. Brackett is a member and Fellow in the International Association for Food Protection, the Institute of Food Technologists, and the American Academy of Microbiology. He is also a member of the American Society for Microbiology, Association of Food and Drug Officials, AOAC, and the Food and Drug Law Institute. He has been honored with the FDA Award of Merit, the FDA Distinguished Alumni Award, the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary’s Award for Distinguished Service, the International Association for Food Protection’s President’s Appreciation Award, and, the William C. Frazier Food Microbiology Award. Dr. Brackett received his doctorate in food microbiology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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