Author: Andy Shao

Dr. Andrew Shao has spent over two decades in the global nutrition industry, assuming leadership roles in various nutrition, scientific, regulatory, and government affairs functions. He currently serves as Sr VP, Global Scientific & Regulatory Affairs for ChromaDex, Inc., where he oversees the company’s scientific, regulatory, R&D, and quality functions. Before joining ChromaDex, Dr. Shao held several leadership positions at Herbalife Nutrition and served as Sr. VP Scientific & Regulatory Affairs for the Washington, DC-based trade association, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN). Before joining CRN, he was a senior scientist at General Nutrition Corporation (GNC) and previously in research and development at Kemin.

Dr. Shao is the author or co-author of over 60 peer-reviewed articles, abstracts, trade articles, and book chapters and serves on the Editorial Board of several peer-reviewed journals. He is the Chair of the Sustaining Partners Roundtable of the American Society for Nutrition and a member of the Tufts Nutrition Council.

Dr. Shao holds a doctorate in nutritional biochemistry and a master’s in human nutrition science from Tufts University, and a bachelor’s in biology from Brandeis University.