Kathleen Wybourn is the director of food and beverage, supply chain and assurance services at DNV GL Business Assurance, North America. She began her career at the NutraSweet Division of GD Searle/Monsanto, holding various managerial positions, including analytical and microbiology labs, quality control, quality assurance, supplier audits, and operations. From food manufacturing, Kathleen moved to food safety auditing as the director of operations at GMA, heading the GMA SAFE program. Wybourn has served on several GFSI Technical Working Groups, written articles on food safety certification, and participated in university studies on the same topic.