Erik P. Mettler is the Assistant Commissioner for Integration in the FDA’s Human Foods Program (HFP), Office of Integrated Food Safety System Partnerships (OIFSSP). In this role, he leads a full range of HFP's activities to strengthen an integrated food safety system including the implementation of seamless partnerships and operations among federal, state, local, territorial, and tribal agencies. OIFSSP furthers the goal of promoting our public health mission through collaboration with our strategic partners in industry, consumer groups, academia, foreign regulatory authorities, and other stakeholders by encouraging, cultivating, supporting, and fostering relationships and cooperative efforts. Most recently, Mr. Mettler served as the Assistant Commissioner for Partnerships and Policy in the Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA), where he led several of ORA’s cross-cutting activities, including field operational policy, partnerships, implementation of new laws and regulations, and overall strategic planning and prioritization. Other positions previously held by Mr. Mettler include Associate Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine in the Office of Foods and Veterinary Medicine (OFVM), Director of the Office of Resource Planning and Strategic Management in OFVM, and Deputy Director for Management and Deputy Executive Officer in the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products. His years of experience at the FDA have provided him a broad perspective on public health, policy, and administrative management along with a keen awareness of critical issues at all levels of the agency. Mr. Mettler earned a master’s degree in Public Health from the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University in Georgia and a master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of New Mexico.