Dr. David William Kennedy Acheson graduated from the University of London Medical School in 1980, and following training in internal medicine and infectious diseases in the United Kingdom, moved to the New England Medical Center and Tufts University in Boston in 1987. As an Associate Professor at Tufts University, he undertook basic molecular pathogenesis research on foodborne pathogens, especially Shiga toxin-producing E. coli. In 2001, Dr. Acheson moved his laboratory to the University of Maryland Medical School in Baltimore to continue research on foodborne pathogens. Read full bio...

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Bruce Ames, Ph.D.
Professor, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology
University of California, Berkeley
Senior Scientist
Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute

Dr. Ames is a Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of California, Berkeley, and a Senior Scientist at Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI).

He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and he was on their Commission on Life Sciences. He was a member of the board of directors of the National Cancer Institute, the National Cancer Advisory Board, from 1976 to 1982. He was the recipient of the General Motors Cancer Research Foundation Prize (1983), the Tyler Environmental Prize (1985), the Gold Medal Award of the American Institute of Chemists (1991), the Glenn Foundation Award of the Gerontological Society of America (1992), and many more. Read full bio...

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Connie has been with Pharmavite for almost three decades, building a passion for the people and brands of Pharmavite while working in an industry that she loves.

Connie started in Human Resources when the original founders of Pharmavite were at the helm.   After Pharmavite was acquired by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Company, she held various positions of increasing responsibility across the business as it grew, eventually being named COO in 2005 and President / CEO in 2006. Read the full bio...

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On January 24, 2008, Josephine P. Briggs, M.D., was named Director of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. An accomplished researcher and physician, Dr. Briggs brings a focus on translational research to the study of complementary and alternative medicine to help build a fuller understanding of the usefulness and safety of CAM practices.

Dr. Briggs received her A.B. cum laude in biology from Harvard-Radcliffe College and her M.D. from Harvard Medical School. She completed her residency training in internal medicine and nephrology at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, where she was also chief resident in the Department of Internal Medicine and a fellow in clinical nephrology. She then held a research fellowship in physiology at Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, working with Dr. Fred Wright and Dr. Gerhard Giebisch. After completing her fellowship at Yale, Dr. Briggs was a research scientist for 7 years at the Physiology Institute at the University of Munich, Munich, Germany. Read full bio...

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As vice president of CRT/tanaka’s Health Practice, Charlotte has many years of direct health care experience.  She heads the Life…supplemented consumer campaign for the Council for Responsible Nutrition, which promotes the three pillars of health. Charlotte also is senior advisor for Sage Products, Inc. and Novation and leads the Health Practice promotion efforts. Read full bio...

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Marjorie Fine
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Shaklee Corporation

Marjorie Fine joined Shaklee in 1989 and oversees Legal Services, Government Relations, Field Administration, Product Quality Assurance, Human Resources and Risk Management. Before beginning her career at Shaklee Corporation, Ms. Fine held the position of Senior Counsel for Bank of America NT&SA and worked for 10 years at the law firm Donahue, Gallagher & Woods as an associate and then partner. She has represented the Company on a number of boards of directors, including the California Employment Law Council, the Council for Responsible Nutrition and the Direct Selling Association. Ms. Fine received her B.A. from Smith College and her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law.

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Mary V. Gamble, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Mailman School of Public Health
Columbia University

Dr. Gamble is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at Columbia University.  She received her PhD from Columbia’s Institute of Human Nutrition in 1999.  Her PhD and post-doctoral work on retinoid metabolism included studies on proteins involved in retinoid transport and in the generation of transcriptionally active retinoic acid metabolites.  Dr. Gamble’s international research began with studies on vitamin A deficiency in the Republic of the Marshall Islands and in Brazil.  She joined the faculty of Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health in 2001 at which time she shifted her research focus to studies on the influence of folate nutritional status and one-carbon metabolism on arsenic metabolism and toxicity in a Bangladesh population chronically exposed to arsenic in drinking water. Read full bio...

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Board-certified in cardiology, internal medicine, nuclear medicine and holistic medicine, Dr. Guarneri is the founder and medical director of the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine. Dr. Guarneri was an English Literature major as an undergraduate at New York University. Her medical degree is from SUNY Medical Center in New York where she graduated number one in her class. Dr. Guarneri served her internship and residency at Cornell Medical Center, where she later became chief medical resident. She served cardiology fellowships at both New York University Medical Center and Scripps Clinic.
Dr. Guarneri served as an attending in interventional cardiology at Scripps Clinic where she placed thousands of coronary stents. Recognizing the need for a more comprehensive and more holistic approach to cardiovascular disease she pioneered the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine where she uses state-of-the-art cardiac imaging technology and lifestyle change programs to aggressively diagnose, prevent and treat cardiovascular disease. Read full bio...

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Brian Kilmeade
FOX News Channel personality and author, "It's How You Play the Game" and "The Games Do Count"

Brian Kilmeade joined the FOX News Channel (FNC) in December 1997 and is co-host of the network's morning shows, Fox & Friends First (6-7 AM EST) and FOX & Friends (7-9 AM EST), which have been the number one morning programs on cable television for more than a year. He also serves as the network's sports anchor covering all major sporting events and breaking news.

As a co-host for FOX & Friends his interviews with Secretary of State Colin Powell and comedian Janeane Garofalo made national headlines. Read full bio...

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Ms. Mahmud is the Senior Scientific Officer at the Ministry of Health, Brunei Darussalam. In this role, she is responsible for the scientific criteria and standards for regulation of drugs and supplements. In addition, Ms. Mahmud was elected Chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Technical and Scientific Committee on Traditional Medicines and Health Supplements (ATSC). As the Chair, she is responsible for leading and managing the committee’s work in all the technical and scientific areas under consideration. For supplements, the specific topics include claims, GMPs, negative and positive lists of ingredients, and maximum amounts for vitamins and minerals. Mrs. Mahmud received her Bachelor’s in Pharmacology from the University of Sunderland, United Kingdom and her Master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Analysis (Quality Management) from University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom.

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Steve Mister
President & Chief Executive Officer, CRN

Mr. Mister is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN). Under his leadership, CRN has experienced a refined strategic focus, increased membership, and launched new initiatives to enhance consumer confidence in the supplement industry.  Prior to joining CRN, he was Director of Government Affairs at the National Association of Professional Employer Organizations (NAPEO) where he developed and implemented a state government relations program tracking and responding to legislation in all 50 states.  Before that, Mr. Mister served in several legal and legislative roles for over a decade at the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), most recently as Vice President and Associate General Counsel.  He also worked as an attorney in the Washington, D.C. law firm of Wiley, Rein & Fielding in general litigation, government ethics, and federal election law practice groups, and had a stint on Capitol Hill as a media relations assistant for former U.S. Senator Charles McC. Mathias, Jr.  

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Maryellen Molyneaux brings over 35 years of health and wellness marketing experience to NMI. Her range of business experience includes retail and corporate management, international consulting, new business start-ups, consumer packaged goods and social marketing and market research management. As President and founding partner of NMI in 1990, her research has been utilized by government agencies such as EPA, USDA, FDA, NIH-ODS and state agricultural departments; companies such as Cargill, Abbott Laboratories/Ross Nutrition, McNeil Consumer Healthcare, General Mills, Smuckers, Kraft, Hain-Celestial, Earthbound Farms, Horizon Organic, Stonyfield Farms, Pharmavite, Bayer, and many other leading manufacturers and retailers. Read full bio...

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Randi Neiner, Ph.D. is Director of Market Research at Shaklee Corporation.  With more than 25 years experience in the nutritional products industry, her expertise lies in strategic planning, product marketing, marketing research and industry analysis.  Randi also holds an MBA and has extensive experience in management consulting within the nutritional, financial, bottled water, and natural products industries.  She serves on the CRN Media Relations, DSEF Task Force and DSA Industry Research Committees and was honored as recipient of the 2007 CRN Apple Award for dedicated service to the nutritional industry.

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George Pontiakos
President & CEO, BI Nutraceuticals

As president and CEO, Mr. Pontiakos oversees all aspects of operations for BI Nutraceuticals' west and east coast offices, and the Zuellig Group Nutrition and Ingredients, China.

Mr. Pontiakos has held senior leadership positions at several leading consulting, medical services and technology companies including Monovasia, which he founded, Oluma, Lucent, Agere, Ortel, NetVantage and Timeplex.  Read full bio...

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Dan Roam
Author, The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures

Dan Roam is the founder of Digital Roam Inc, a management consulting company that helps business executives solve complex problems through visual thinking. His business book "The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures" was published March 2008 by Penguin Portfolio. Read full bio...

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Stuart Rothenberg has his finger on Washington's political pulse. As the editor and publisher of The Rothenberg Political Report, a biweekly newsletter that reports on and analyzes governmental developments that affect the country today, Rothenberg is the go-to authority on the U.S. House, Senate, gubernatorial, and presidential elections. His penchant for presenting droll and unbiased observations, paired with his exceptional knowledge of American politics, captivates audiences with insightful, often humorous discussions about election results, the issues facing decision makers on Capitol Hill, and the nature politics itself. Read full bio...

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Howard B. Schiffer is well known throughout the natural foods marketplace for developing quality new products and turning them into best sellers through innovative marketing and promotions..

But in 1994 his career was interrupted and forever changed by an earthquake. The victims of the Northridge, California quake were in need of vitamins and supplements, and Howard was asked to help.   48 hours later, three huge palettes of vitamins, minerals and nutritional supplements were delivered to Direct Relief International.   Having spent twenty years creating and marketing natural products for those who could afford to buy them, Howard founded Vitamin Angels and turned his energies to providing basic nutrition to people in need. Read full bio...

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Patrice Tanaka is Co-Chair, Chief Creative Officer and whatcanbe Ambassador for CRT/tanaka, a new entity she helped co-found in September 2005 bringing together the talent and expertise of two of the PR industry’s most well-respected, independent mid-sized agencies – the New York City-based Patrice Tanaka & Company, Inc. (PT&Co.) and Richmond, Va.-based, Carter Ryley Thomas (CRT). Her current and former agencies have been recognized as the "Best Agency to Work for in America," "Most Admired Mid-Size PR Agency in the U.S.," "#1 Most Creative PR Agency in America," among other accolades by various PR organizations and trade media. Read full bio...

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Mr. Van Dyke is the Chairman and CEO of B&D Nutritional Ingredients, and is the 2008 Chairman of The Conference.  As founder of B&D Nutritional Ingredients, he has been the pivotal force behind the company’s development into a full-service, North American sales and marketing company.  With more than 20 years of experience in the dietary supplement industry,  Mr. Van Dyke is a longtime member and supporter of CRN, with over 15 years of service on CRN’s Board of Directors, including his position as Chairman from 2000-2002.  He has also served in other industry organizations to help further the dietary supplement industry’s reputation and growth. 

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