Dr. Gary Weber, PhD, Executive Director, Regulatory Affairs, National Cattlemen's Beef Association
Gary Weber is the Executive Director for Regulatory Affairs for the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) in Washington, D.C. He is also
the Staff Director for NCBA's Cattle Health and Well Being Committee. Weber works with regulatory agencies and Congress on public-policy issues
pertaining to meat inspection and animal health. Since joining NCBA in August, 1994, Weber has worked on meat-inspection reform, beef safety, BSE
prevention, regionalization regulations, animal-drug avail ability, and the research titles of the Farm Bill.
From 1987 until 1994, Weber served as the National Program Leader for Animal Science for the Extension Service-USDA in Washington, D.C.
Prior to that he served as an Area Livestock Specialist and Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Michigan State University Cooperative Extension
Service and the Department of Animal Science. Weber has worked closely with food and animal scientists to publish several papers pertaining to
the role of scientists in helping the public make informed decisions. He is a member of the American Society of Animal Science, Sigma Xi, Gamma
Sigma Delta, The American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS) and is a Charter Diplomate in the American College of Animal
Nutrition. He recently accepted an invitation to serve as an adjunct fellow with the Georgetown University Center for Food and Nutrition Policy. Weber
has a B.S. and M.S. degrees in Animal Science from Purdue University and a Ph.D. in Animal Science from Michigan State University.
Good credentials and definitely scientific training but not a research scientist in TSEs -- these are pathologists, biologists, Ph.D. - M.D.s, biochemists, and research DVMs. Just for the purpose of full disclosure.