Andre Algazi

André Algazi leads the Chemical and Product Evaluation Branch in California’s Safer Consumer Products (SCP) Program. He joined the newly-created SCP Program in 2013 as leader of its Chemical and Product Evaluation Team, which was tasked with implementing a key element of the new program: identifying product-chemical combinations for regulation. Under his leadership, the team developed numerous regulatory and technical documents to support regulation of specific consumer products under the SCP regulatory framework. Mr. Algazi previously worked in California's Pollution Prevention Program and Hazardous Waste Management Programs. Prior to joining the state of California, he was a scientist at Quanterra Environmental Services (now Eurofins), a commercial environmental laboratory. He is a graduate of the University of California at Davis and holds certificates in Project Management and Leadership for the Government Manager from California State University, Sacramento.