Mr. Gray provides the Foundation agricultural expertise gained from more than 25 years of service as an Agriculture Counselor at U.S. Embassies in Africa, the Middle East, and Europe helping U.S. companies market their food products.
After leaving the federal service in 2016, he started Q. Gray and Associates, a consulting company that provides trade promotion and food safety/security services. His clients have included the Western United States Agricultural Trade Association, the Southern United States Trade Association, the American Soybean Association, the American Indian Foods organization, Dinar Standard (consulting firm based in Dubai), the Texas Department of Agriculture, and the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. Also, he is a Lead Instructor for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP). He teaches a 2-day course to help US and foreign companies meet FDA food import requirements.
Quintin regularly speaks on agricultural trade issues at various conferences, including recently at the National Restaurant Association Show and the U.S. Dairy Export Council’s Halal Workshop in Chicago. He serves on advisory committees for the Halal Chamber Certification Organization and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. He is fluent in French.