Dr. Benjamin Miller has nearly 20 years of experience in food safety regulation, epidemiology, outbreak investigation and response, and public health. His previous work includes serving as the Division Director of the Food and Feed Safety Division at the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and as an epidemiologist at the Minnesota Department of Health.  He has also held leadership roles within national regulatory associations including serving as a Director At Large for the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO), and has been selected as a member of the International Association of Food Protection’s (IAFP) Program Committee starting in July 2023. 

Ben earned a PhD in Environmental Health with a focus on Infectious Disease and an MPH in Epidemiology from The University of Minnesota, and a BA in Biology and Chemistry from Macalester College.  While at the U of M, Ben’s PhD thesis research focused on how to improve food traceability throughout the supply chain to advance outbreak detection and response time to prevent additional cases of foodborne illness. His work has been published in several peer-reviewed journals and book chapters.

Since joining TAG in 2018, Ben’s areas of work and expertise include regulatory and crisis response, industry support during outbreak investigations, FSMA food safety assessments, COVID and public health client support, international regulatory support on microbiological and chemical issues, food safety culture assessments, and food traceability; he also has served as an expert witness.

Ben lives in Northfield, Minnesota, with his wife, daughter, and son. The Miller family enjoys spending time outdoors year-round in Minnesota with summers at the family cabin and family camps and winters in the woods on skis.