July 16, 2025
Toxicologist Janet Anderson, Ph.D., DABT, joins Exponent's Austin office
With over 15 years of experience providing toxicology consulting to industry clients, federal agencies, and municipalities, Janet Anderson, Ph.D., DABT, brings extensive expertise in human health toxicology, risk assessment, and chemical stewardship to Exponent's health sciences capabilities.
Dr. Anderson has held positions of increasing responsibility in privately held health and environmental consulting firms, including as a member of leadership teams and the board of directors. She helps clients with chemical risk management, site-specific risk assessments, public policy analysis, regulatory compliance, and improving corporate environmental and public health stewardship. With a comprehensive background in evaluating emerging and legacy chemicals' toxic properties, Dr. Anderson helps companies utilize scientifically informed processes in their decision making.
Dr. Anderson has extensive experience developing corporate risk management strategies for emerging and legacy chemicals, as well as providing clients with due diligence support concerning potential liability across the full lifecycle of product manufacturing, use, and disposal. Her expertise includes conducting site-specific risk assessments, including for CERCLA sites, and she provides litigation consulting support related to these types of analyses. She has served as an expert witness on topics including toxicology, regulatory requirements, and public health standards. Dr. Anderson is an ongoing contributor to science policy as a member of the Society of Toxicology's Risk Assessment Specialty Section and its Women in Toxicology Special Interest Group and as a member of the Water and Health Advisory Council.
"I'm honored to be joining such a well-respected and prestigious organization as Exponent. I look forward to helping clients with chemical stewardship, supply chain resiliency, product stewardship, innovation, and the protection of human health and the environment."
— Janet Anderson, Ph.D., DABT, Principal Scientist and Practice Director, Health Sciences
Exponent's toxicologists, health scientists, and multidisciplinary teams help public and private sector clients characterize chemicals in the environment, evaluate their influence on potential exposure and risk, and identify ways to mitigate their impact. We design field studies and obtain data and other information used to conduct human health risk assessments and develop risk-based cleanup goals at contaminated sites. With our state-of-the-art labs and research facilities, our experts in human health and chemical toxicology provide clients with sophisticated, evidence-based insights to identify chemical contamination sources and assess the potential toxicity mechanisms that affect human and environmental health.
