Barry Carpenter

Barry Carpenter is the Senior Advisor for Regulatory Affairs & Client Relations for Food Safety Net Services (FSNS), a nationwide leader in safeguarding our nation’s food supply. Prior to joining FSNS, Carpenter served for over ten years as the CEO of the North American Meat Institute (NAMI) where he worked closely with government regulators on significant issues facing the meat industry, including new food safety regulations and marketing.

Prior to joining NAMI, he served for nearly 15 years as the Deputy Administrator for the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) where he oversaw commodity checkoff programs. In that role, he also represented the United States on the United Nation’s Committee on Agriculture from 1990 until 2006. He’s received Presidential Rank awards from both Presidents Clinton and George W. Bush which honors career government employees service and was inducted into the Meat Industry Hall of Fame. He is a graduate of the University of Florida.