WFPC Senior Fellow Gregory Jaffe is President of Jaffe Policy Consulting, which provides strategic advice on national and international policies and regulations involving agriculture and food, with specific expertise in sustainability, climate, bioeconomy, biotechnology, biofuels, sustainable proteins, biomanufacturing, pesticides, PFAS, 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 was responsible for managing and coordinating all of USDA’s Bioeconomy programs, investments, and regulation, including its work involving biotechnology, biomanufacturing, and biobased products. 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 was a member of the senior management team establishing CSPI’s program priorities and designing advocacy strategies. Greg also worked as an environmental attorney for both the US Department of Justice and the US Environmental Protection Agency. He has a B.A. from Wesleyan University and a law degree from Harvard Law School.
