Joshua Wentzel

Assistant Director of the Biosecurity and Pandemic Policy Center, Texas A&M University

Josh Wentzel is the Assistant Director of the Biosecurity and Pandemic Policy Center, part of the Scowcroft Institute for International Affairs at the Texas A&M Bush School of Government & Public Service.​ Based at the Bush School DC, Josh has six years of experience working in Congress, where he spent time in both chambers, working in the House and on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) working on pandemic preparedness, stockpiling, and biosecurity issues. During the COVID-19 pandemic response, Josh joined the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, working closely with the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) on distribution of COVID-19 medical countermeasures, daily situational awareness reports, and ASPR testimony to Congress and communication with State and Local governments. He holds a BA in International Studies from Emory University and an MS in Biohazardous Threat Agents and Emerging Infectious Diseases from Georgetown University.