Chirag Bhatt has been involved in the food safety industry for over 4 decades. After working with local regulatory agency (city of Houston) for over 26 years, Chirag worked with a custom software company as a VP, Food Safety and Client Consulting for a few years prior to joining a large restaurant company (Bloomin Brands) as their Global Regulatory Compliance Manager. He also worked with a major distribution company (Sysco Corp) as Regulatory and Technical Services Director. He also worked with a retail c-store company (Buc-ee’s) as a Director of Food Safety and QA for 2 years. Chirag currently works with HS GovTech USA - a company that provides web-based Environmental Health and Safety data management software solution to local and state regulatory agencies as a Director of Regulatory Affairs. Chirag holds a BS in Biology and Chemistry. He has served as Chair for the Natl Rest Assn’s QA executive study group for three years. Currently, Chirag serves as an Education Advisory Board member with Food Safety Summit and is an advisory council member with Sani Professional. He lives in the great state of Texas.