Michael Taylor is board member emeritus of STOP Foodborne Illness, which supports and represents victims of foodborne illness and their families.  He served from 2010 to 2016 as FDA’s Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine, where he led implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011.  He served previously at FDA as Deputy Commissioner for Policy (1991-94) and at USDA as Administrator of the Food Safety and Inspection Service and Acting Under Secretary for Food Safety (1994-96).  From 2000-2009. Taylor conducted food security and food safety policy research in academic settings, including the think tank Resources for the Future and The George Washington University School of Public Health.  Taylor is a graduate of Davidson College and the University of Virginia School of Law.