Michele Simon is a public health lawyer who has been writing about the food industry since 1996.       She has a master’s degree in public health from Yale University and received her law degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. She specializes in legal strategies to counter corporate practices that harm the public’s health. She is currently Research and Policy Director for the Marin Institute, an alcohol industry watchdog group based in Northern California.

Michele Simon has taught Health Policy at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, and lectures frequently on corporate tactics and policy solutions. She has written extensively on the politics of food, and her first book, Appetite for Profit: How the Food Industry Undermines Our Health and How to Fight Back, was published by Nation Books in 2006. View CV

Read Michele's latest blog postings over at Daily Kos.

For speaking requests or media inquiries contact Michele Simon at: (510) 465-0322 or    Michele@InformedEating.org.