Gale Prince

L. Gale Prince joined the Fund, in September 2007, as a trustee and a member of the Board of Directors of the Administrator. Gale is an independent trustee and director.

Gale is known for his leadership in advancing food safety throughout all segments of the food industry. He was the driving force behind the development of the retail food industry's "FightBAC!" program on food safety training, and conducted the industry's first food store manager certification program. He is the Past President of the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) and is currently Chair of the IAFP Foundation.

Most recently, Gale played a senior role at The Kroger Co., overseeing product safety for all food products offered nationwide through Kroger's retail stores and manufactured at that company's 42 plants.

For more than 25 years, Gale served on the food protection and safety committees of the Food Marketing Institute, International Dairy Foods Association, and the American Bakers Association. He has also worked to ensure product safety for a myriad of other food organizations, boards and committees including, Food Allergy Awareness Support and Training (FAAST), Science Advisory Committee of the American Peanut Council, the Ohio Food Safety Council, and the Association of Food and Drug Officials Endowment Foundation. He has served on the US Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Agency's Suspicious Orders Task Force.