Alan C. Katz, DABT, ERT, FRSB

Chief Executive Officer

Alan has a master’s degree in Human Physiology and is a board-certified toxicologist with over 40 years of experience in the pharmaceutical, chemical, food ingredients and supplements, cosmetic, and agrochemical fields. He is broadly experienced in the public and private sectors, including management of toxicology, product chemistry, risk assessment, and regulatory affairs programs in industry, government, and consulting. Following an extensive career in industrial research in chemistry, toxicology, and pharmacology, he served as a senior toxicologist with the US EPA Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances and has since spent over 30 years as a consultant in scientific and regulatory affairs. Following his service at EPA, Alan played a key role in working with industry to address chemical safety and hazard reporting issues under the TSCA Section 8(e) Compliance Audit Program. Alan is past-president of the Society of Comparative Ophthalmology and previously served a dual role on the editorial staff of the Journal of Applied Toxicology as a member of the Editorial Advisory Board and Editor of the Toxicology Updates feature. He is currently on the Editorial Advisory Board of the Food and Drug Law Journal. Alan also served as an elected member of the Awards Committee of the American College of Toxicology and is an active participant in the Society of Toxicology, where he is a member of the national Society and the Mid-Atlantic Chapter, and the Drug Discovery, Regulatory and Safety Evaluation, Neurotoxicology, Ocular Toxicology, and Risk Assessment Specialty Sections. He also holds membership in the American Chemical Society where he has contributed to several research presentations over the years. In addition to his status as a Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology since 1980, Alan is a European Registered Toxicologist (through the UK Registry) and he was recently elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology.