In his role at NARA, David Meeker serves as the scientific/technical advisor to the North American rendering industry on science, animal disease and feed safety issues. He is also research director for the Fats and Proteins Research Foundation. Meeker previously served in scientific and management positions at the National Turkey Federation and National Pork Producers Council, was director of the Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources at the National Academy of Sciences and was an associate professor at Ohio State University. Over the past three decades, he has been an advisor to numerous governmental, professional and business organizations in the U.S. and internationally. Meeker is past president of the U.S. Animal Health Association, a member of the scientific advisory panel of the World Renderers Organization and a former member of the USDA Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Animal Health. He received his bachelor and master of science, Ph.D., and MBA degrees from Iowa State University.