Steven J. Tave Acting Director, Office of Dietary Supplement Programs, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA Steven Tave is the Acting Director of the Office of Dietary Supplement Programs in FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. He was previously the Acting Director of the Office of Unapproved New Drugs and Labeling Compliance in FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Office of Compliance, where he led a multidisciplinary staff with responsibility for operations and regulatory actions with respect to misbranded and unapproved new drugs, including compounded drugs, fraudulent drugs, homeopathic drugs, marketed unapproved drugs, and over-the-counter drugs. Steve practiced law for almost 15 years, both as a litigator in FDA’s Office of Chief Counsel and in the private sector. He received his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law and his bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University.