Christopher Waldrop

Senior Health Scientist in the Division of Public Health Informatics and Analytics at FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

Christopher Waldrop is a Senior Health Scientist in the Division of Public Health Informatics and Analytics at the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition at the Food and Drug Administration. In this role, he leads cross-agency workgroups to advance agency priorities on nutrition, food safety and biotechnology issues. He also helps identify and assess emerging consumer research and educational needs, advises CFSAN leadership on potential and emerging issues, and assists in prioritizing activities in FDA’s food program.

Previously, he directed the work of the Food Policy Institute at the Consumer Federation of America for 12 years, where he oversaw the Institute’s research, analysis, advocacy and media outreach on a range of food policy issues. He is also an instructor in the School of Public Health at the University of Maryland, where he teaches a course on food policy and public health. Mr. Waldrop has an advertising degree from Texas Tech University and a Master of Public Health degree from Johns Hopkins University. Early in his career, he served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ghana, West Africa as a community health educator.