John Verbeten is the Deputy Director for Import Operations Enforcement within the Office of Import Operations. He provides leadership and direction for FDA’s national Import Program and is responsible for all aspects of investigations and compliance activities. Mr. Verbeten oversees a staff of more than 600 FDA investigators, inspectors, compliance officers, technical and support staff, and managers.
Throughout his 32 years with the FDA, John has specialized in import operations. He spent his first 14 years in FDA field offices in Dallas District and Chicago District, primarily as an import investigator, and was named FDA’s Inspector of the Year in 2000. John has been a member of the national instructor cadre responsible for training employees on import law and FDA import procedures since 2001.
As a staff member, manager, and ultimately director of the Division of Import Operations, Mr. Verbeten has long provided leadership, instruction, and support for all aspects of FDA’s import operations, including investigation and enforcement activities, interagency collaboration, IT systems development, and management of FDA’s Import Alert program.
John became Deputy Director for Import Operations Enforcement in April 2021.
To contact John, please email [email protected] or call 301-796-0356.
