ISPAM Advisory Panel-Food Allergen

INTERNATIONAL STAKEHOLDER PANEL ON ALTERNATIVE METHODS (ISPAM)

Brooke Schwartz Principal, Brooke Schwartz Consulting

Brooke Schwartz Consulting assists companies with the commercialization and adoption of new technologies in food safety. Applications include detection and identification of pathogens, residues, toxins, allergens and adulterants in food and environmental samples; antimicrobial interventions in food processing; and information management for food safety. Brooke Schwartz is a business leader with over 20 years of

general management, strategy and business development experience in life science, food and agriculture, and consumer markets. Ms. Schwartz currently serves as Chair of the AOAC Research Institute, an international standards organization that validates testing methods. She recently chaired the AOAC International Fresh Produce Initiative, which led stakeholders from the global produce industry, testing industry, and regulatory agencies in standards development for produce safety. Previously she served on the Corporate Leadership Council of the Association of Public Health Laboratories. She has been a featured speaker at global industry meetings including the International Conference on Fresh-cut Produce and the China Food Safety & Quality Conference. Ms. Schwartz has held business management and corporate development roles at Applied Biosystems / Life Technologies. As Business Segment Leader for Food and Environmental Testing, she led the re-launch of the AB/Life global food testing business. Previously she led strategy and innovation engagements for Deloitte Consulting’s Health Care and Life Science practice, and managed a global consumer chemicals business for Monsanto Company. She began her career as a policy analyst and trade negotiator for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Ms. Schwartz’s public service leadership includes serving as Trustee of the National Organization of Girls Incorporated and as a board member of the Alameda County affiliate of Girls Inc. She has led pro bono consulting engagements for the California Academy of Sciences, the Bay Area Red Cross, and KQED Public Media. Ms. Schwartz earned an M.B.A from the Harvard Business School, an M.S. in Food and Resource Economics from the University of Florida, and a B.A. in Latin American Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles. She speaks Spanish and Portuguese.