AMI Staff

Eric Mittenthal is the Vice President of Public Affairs at the American Meat Institute based in Washington, DC. He came to AMI from the International Food Information Council where he led IFIC’s efforts in communicating with journalists and bloggers and also managed the FoodInsight.org blog.

Eric is a member of the National Press Club and Public Relations Society of America and has led several media training workshops on a variety of topics from risk communications to nutrition to social media.

Eric moved to Washington D.C. following a career as a television reporter and producer in several markets around the country, most recently working for WAGA-TV, the Fox affiliate in Atlanta.  Previously he also served as the Jacksonville Bureau Chief for WCTI-TV, the ABC affiliate in New Bern, NC and was a reporter for KIFI-TV, the ABC affiliate in Idaho Falls, ID.  During his time as a reporter Eric covered numerous major stories including Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Marine training and deployments from Camp Lejeune during the Iraq war, and the 2008 Atlanta tornado.

Eric graduated from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.  He also received a Masters degree in Biomedical Sciences from Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, VA.