Luis Ochoa Carrera currently serves as the High-Containment Lab/Pandemic Safety Manager and Responsible Official for the Select Agent Program for Michigan State University. He is the former President of the American Biological Safety Association (ABSA-International). Additionally, Mr. Ochoa has served as a mentor of different mentoring programs for Sandia National Laboratories, the Next Generation Global Health Security Network, and the IFBA Mentorship Program. In addition, Mr. Ochoa serves as Senior Advisor for the Global Health Security Fund, member of the IFBA Board of Directors, and is a Certified Biosafety Professional from IFBA in five disciplines.