Fraser Broadfoot qualified as a vet from the Royal Veterinary College, London in 2001. He worked in small animal practice for 5 years, and then spent 10 years working in the pharmaceutical industry, managing a wide range of small animal and cattle products. He then joined the Antimicrobial Resistance, Surveillance and Policy Team at the Veterinary Medicines Directorate in 2016 and currently head up the Antibiotic Sales, Use and Stewardship Team. This involves collecting antibiotic sales data, working with UK animal sectors to promote and develop systems for the collection of data on antibiotic use and benchmarking, and working alongside UK sector stewardship groups to promote responsible antibiotic use.