Jason Langheier MD, Mph
About Jason Langheier MD, Mph
Jason Langheier, MD, MPH, is the CEO and Founder of Foodsmart, a role he has held since 2010. He has a background in medicine and public health, with experience in pediatrics, nutritional epidemiology, and neuroscience, and serves as a Board Director for the Partnership for a Healthier America.
Work at Foodsmart
Jason Langheier has served as the CEO and Founder of Foodsmart since 2010. Under his leadership, the company has focused on creating innovative solutions for nutritional health and wellness. Langheier has played a key role in developing a biology-based food label that aligns with the EAT Lancet Commission's guidance. His work emphasizes the importance of nutrition in preventing chronic diseases and addressing childhood obesity, engaging leaders in the healthcare payer space to further these initiatives.
Education and Expertise
Langheier holds multiple degrees in the medical and public health fields. He earned his MD from Duke University School of Medicine, where he studied medicine, bioinformatics, and neurobiology. He also completed an MPH at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, focusing on epidemiology, biostatistics, and decision sciences. Additionally, he studied pediatrics, oncology, epidemiology, and biostatistics at the University of California, San Francisco, where he was a Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellow.
Background
Langheier grew up in rural Buffalo, where he experienced food insecurity, relying on food stamps and free school lunches. This background has influenced his commitment to addressing nutritional health disparities. He has worked with various digital health companies and has experience in pediatrics, nutritional epidemiology, and neuroscience. His early education included studying natural sciences at the University of Cambridge and biology and neuroscience at Williams College.
Achievements
Langheier has contributed to the founding of the pediatric obesity clinic at Boston Medical Center, demonstrating his commitment to improving children's health. He has served as a Board Director at the Partnership for a Healthier America since 2019, where he continues to advocate for healthier food environments and policies. His professional journey includes a tenure as an analyst at Mercer Management Consulting, now known as Oliver Wyman, from 2000 to 2002.