Gregory Jaffe

Gregory Jaffe

Senior Advisor for Regulatory Affairs in the Office of the Secretary at USDA

Gregory Jaffe is the Senior Advisor for Regulatory Affairs in the Office of the Secretary at USDA. In this role, Greg works on a broad portfolio of issues that include bioeconomy, biotechnology, biofuels, pesticides, PFAS, food safety, and scientific research and development.
Before joining USDA, Greg worked for many years at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, where he managed their Biotechnology Project. Earlier in his career, Greg worked for seven years as a Trial Attorney for the US Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division and for four years as Senior Counsel for the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Air Enforcement Division. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Biology and Government from Wesleyan University and a law degree from Harvard Law School.