Steven Moss is a Senior Policy Advisor for the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB) where he focusses on policy around the convergence of emerging areas of science and technology with biotechnology. Prior to joining NSCEB, Steven was a Senior Program Officer at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM). At NASEM he worked on their Board on Life Sciences, focused on a portfolio of projects related to advancing the bioeconomy and the future of biotechnology. Steven comes from a laboratory background, having spent 10 years in chemistry and biology laboratory settings. Much of his lab work focused on understanding the molecular mechanisms of disease with projects on infectious bacteria, cancer, and chronic pain. Steven also serves as the Chair of the American Chemical Society’s Committee on Environment and Sustainability and a judge for the international Genetically Engineering Machine (iGEM) competition. Steven holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry and Chemical Biology from the University of California, San Francisco, and a B.S. in Biochemistry from American University.