Ana Pineda Zavaleta, MSc

Ms. Pineda joined the U.S. FDA office in Mexico on March, 2013. She has a BSc on Chemistry, Pharmacology and Biology from the UNAM and a MSc on Toxicology from the CINVESTAV/IPN.
She started her professional career in the pharmaceutical industry in the production area. In 2001 she joined the Mexican Government as Head of the Toxicology Department at the Ministry of Health, participating in the development of the risk assessment area.
For 10 years Ms. Pineda was Manager of International Affairs on Drugs at (COFEPRIS), where she represented and coordinated COFEPRIS’ participation in international fora on drugs, medical devices, dietary supplements, cosmetics, toxic substances and pesticides, as well as developed cooperation agreements.