P. Vincent Hegarty is the Founding Director of the International Food Law Program and Founding Director, Institute for Food Laws and Regulations at Michigan State University (MSU); Adjunct Professor, College of Law and Professor Emeritus, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at MSU. He has degrees in Biochemistry, Human Nutrition and Economics. He received his Ph.D. degree from the University of London, England. He is a Fellow, International Academy of Food Science and Technology. He had Visiting Professorships at universities in Africa, Asia, Canada, Caribbean, Europe and the Middle East. He has written four books. His consultancies include: WHO, FAO, NIH, FAS/USDA, USAID, Pew Charitable Trust, etc. .