David Michaels — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at The George Washington University since 2001.
Served as Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) from 2009 to 2017, the longest-serving administrator in OSHA's history.
Served as Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environment, Safety and Health from 1998 to 2001, where he developed the initiative to compensate nuclear weapons workers.
Author of 'The Triumph of Doubt: Dark Money and the Science of Deception' (2020) and 'Doubt is Their Product: How Industry's Assault on Science Threatens Your Health' (2008).
Chaired the Executive Committee of the US National Toxicology Program (NTP) from 2011 to 2017 and was a member of its Board of Scientific Counselors (2018-2022).
Holds a Master in Public Health (MPH) and a PhD from Columbia University.

Biography

Dr. David Michaels is an epidemiologist and a professor in the Departments of Environmental and Occupational Health and Epidemiology at the Milken Institute School of Public Health of the George Washington University, a position he has held since 2001. He earned his Master in Public Health (MPH) and PhD from Columbia University. Before joining George Washington University, he taught at the CUNY School of Medicine and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.