Susan Bond Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Naas, Ie

Chief regulatory and science executive accountable for compliance across all business facets and diverse portfolio of food, beverage, and functional products. Regulatory strategist and accountability for taste and flavor portfolios, dietary supplements, plant-based applications, meat systems, animal and pet food, cell nutrition, and pharma. Key highlights include:> Global regulatory affairs thought leader and public speaker tasked to influence and foster executive-level relationships with regulatory authorities, associations, and organizations across a global portfolio operating in 150 countries> Established the company's first policy and issues intelligence role to advance proactive strategies to influence and defend food additives, technologies, and general emerging issues management> Transformed entire department of 150+ global colleagues including extended transformation of 65 North American colleagues from a transactional technical services group to a proper scientific affairs function with an organizational structure, streamlined responsibilities, revised and robust expectations embedded in business mindset, and elevated brand perception of the function

Abbott Park, Illinois, Us

President’s senior leadership team regulatory business strategist, issues management liaison, and influencer for regulatory authority policymaking and associations including FDA, USDA, Health Canada, and trade associations with oversight for all retail, medical foods, and hospital product compliance.Key highlights include:> Prevented a costly medical food recall and negative public perception through negotiations with FDA> Influenced and negotiated to free product hold at border to retain USDA WIC bid for infant formula> Chair and portfolio leader for strategy, planning, and implementation of the FDA’s comprehensive overhaul of Nutrition Facts Panel with minimal business disruption> Change agent to move department from dependent to fully empowered regulatory professionals with a business mindset; developed succession plans and created exceptional regulatory strategy team> Top graduate of competitive Operations Leadership program and named leader of the Global Regulatory Leadership Development Program for Abbott’s regulatory professionals

Advisor, strategist, and scientific communicator in food and nutrition executive strategy and public affairs. Key highlights include:> Scientific interpreter for the entire grant submission revamp project for International Life Sciences Institute ILSI.> Developed, managed, and fund-raised $150k+ to launch Alliance to Feed the Future through coalition building> Lead FDA curriculum development for the U.S. Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), Food Safety and Preventive Controls Alliance, and the Sprout Safety Alliance; actively engaged with hundreds of stakeholders including food processors, farming community, academia, industry, and cooperative extension, and regulators> Trusted advisor to represent leadership externally for PepsiCo health and wellness initiatives

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Senior executive responsible for compliance in ingredient safety and approvals, labeling, health claims, FDA Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) submissions and notifications, and globally communicated prominent product recalls.Key highlights include:> Regulatory business strategist and issues management for broad portfolio of 100+ brands; fostered innovation in product development by aligning regulatory strategy with internal business needs> Negotiated the first industry USDA/ConAgra partnership and memorandum of understanding for novel labeling on ConAgra brands; received the chairman’s award in first year for work with USDA> Fostered open communication and transformed relationships between ConAgra and regulatory authorities; organized corporate headquarters’ visits for USDA, FDA, and four separate trade associations where ConAgra had not previously participated> Recruited and implemented ConAgra’s first product safety steward (toxicologist) to perform risk-based assessments in diacetyl, bisphenol A, and acrylamide—three chemical issues that had major impact to ConAgra’s business (e.g. popcorn and canned foods)> Transformed the team from “police” to “partners” and built up the science-based capacity within the team expertise with unique recruitment of toxicology, allergen, and veterinary specialists

Washington, Dc, Us

Executive director of scientific communication, education programs, public affairs, media strategies, and issues management facing the food, beverage, supplements, ingredient, and agricultural industries.Key highlights include:> Global public speaking and expert scientific communicator> Executive lead for industry membership strategy, member relations, and recruitment; secured five new corporate members, the highest recruitment in IFIC history> Developed and implemented a novel revenue-generating model for risk communication training across sister associations and healthcare professionals> Transformed the IFIC staff to be empowered, independent, and a close-knit team; provided a fresh, engaging, and fun workplace environment; organized teambuilding and candid feedback surveys for continuous improvement

Silver Spring, Md, Us

Senior Advisor to the Commissioner and executive liaison to all FDA centers; implemented a strategic and formal review process for all FDA communications on policy, regulatory approvals and actions, and public health initiatives.Key highlights include:> Managed FDA’s Science Advisory Board to the Commissioner; included Nobel laureates and blue-ribbon panels; this Board was the birth of the FSMA concept that later became law>.Transformed FDA's Annual Science Forum annual program and increased participation to the highest in FDA history>.Provided education to consumers and engage public participation in advisory committees>.Managed laboratory administration programs and operations for NIH on-site scientific staff> Graduated top of class in FDA’s prestigious Leadership Program>.President & Vice President, Federally Employed Women of DHHS

Master Of Science - M.S., Biotechnology

Bachelor Of Arts - B.A., Political Science/ Government, Biology, Economics