Rob Verkerk PhD is a multi-disciplinary scientist, researcher, educator, regulatory expert and campaigner with nearly 40 years of experience in the non-profit sector, academia and as a consultant. He has a MSc and PhD from Imperial College London in the field of sustainable agriculture where he continued as a postdoctoral research fellow for a further 7 years, working on projects in Eastern and Southern Africa, as well as Central and South-East Asia.  

In 2002, Dr Verkerk founded the non-profit Alliance for Natural Health (ANH) International and has acted as its executive and scientific director since. ANH has been at the forefront of protecting and promoting natural and regenerative health approaches internationally. As of April 2023, after being ANH-USA’s scientific director for 15 years, Dr Verkerk also took on the role as the organisation’s executive and scientific director.