Jodi Williams

Dr. Jodi Williams is a National Program Leader in Food Safety with the US Department of Agriculture in the National Institute of Food and Agriculture where she provides leadership for a $30M portfolio of competitive and non-competitive grant programs in Food Science and Food Safety. Before her return to NIFA she worked with USDA’s U.S. Codex Office (USCO) where she served as the Deputy Manager for U.S. Codex. Prior to working with USCO, Dr. Williams was the Senior Advisor for Food Safety, Nutrition, and Health in USDA’s Office of the Chief Scientist where she advised the Under Secretary/Chief Scientist on policy development and operational planning pertaining to food safety, nutrition, and human health programs and activities. Dr. Williams has been with the US Department of Agriculture for over 25 years. She received her PhD and MS from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Food Science and Technology with a Food Chemistry focus and her BS from Delaware State University in Chemistry.