Dr. Darin Detwiler, LP.D., M.A.Ed., is the Assistant Dean of Academic and Faculty Affairs at Northeastern University’s College of Professional Studies in Boston, MA. He is also an Assistant Teaching Professor of Food Policy who serves as the lead faculty for the college’s MS in Regulatory Affairs of Food and Food Industry program. He is the recipient of the College of Professional Studies’ 2016 Excellence in Teaching Award.

Detwiler is an internationally recognized, respected, and well-connected food policy and technology expert with 25+ years’ experience in shaping federal food policy, consulting with corporations, and contributing thought leadership to industry events and publications.  He is a recipient of the 2018 Distinguished Service Award from the International Association for Food Protection. Detweiler is regarded as “one of America’s leading food safety advocates.” In 2004, the Secretary of Agriculture appointed Detwiler to two terms on the USDA’s National Advisory Committee. He later advised the FDA as the Senior Policy Coordinator for a leading national food safety advocacy organization.