# Dalia Alfi

> Dalia Alfi is the Seattle-based co-founder and CEO of IEH Laboratories and Consulting Group. Her public career begins in a University of Washington molecular epidemiology laboratory in the late 1990s and continues through the growth of a family-owned food and product testing business founded in 2001. IEH now describes a network of more than 100 locations in over 10 countries, spanning microbiology, analytical chemistry, authenticity testing, genomics, consulting, and crisis response.

- **Role:** CEO and co-founder at IEH Laboratories and Consulting Group
- **Organizations:** IEH Laboratories and Consulting Group, University of Washington Department of Environmental Health, Bio-Check (UK) Limited, Analytical Services, Inc.
- **Nationality:** American
- **Known for:** Co-founded IEH Laboratories and Consulting Group in 2001., Helped build a privately held laboratory and consulting network that reports more than 100 locations across more than 10 countries., Contributed to early molecular epidemiology work involving the fingerprinting of E. coli O157:H7.

## Career timeline

- **1997-1999** — Worked as a research technician in a University of Washington molecular epidemiology laboratory focused on tracing food- and waterborne pathogens.
- **1999** — Was listed with Mansour Samadpour and Linda Grimm on a conference presentation about microrestriction fingerprinting of E. coli O157:H7.
- **2001** — Co-founded IEH Laboratories and Consulting Group with Mansour Samadpour.
- **2013** — Became a director of Bio-Check (UK) Limited, an IEH-associated food-testing business.
- **2020** — Was recorded by UK Companies House as holding more than 25% but no more than 50% of the shares and voting rights in Bio-Check (UK) Limited.
- **2025** — Signed a City of Everett professional-services agreement for Analytical Services, Inc. with the title CEO.

## Achievements

- Co-founded IEH Laboratories and Consulting Group in 2001.
- Helped build a privately held laboratory and consulting network that reports more than 100 locations across more than 10 countries.
- Contributed to early molecular epidemiology work involving the fingerprinting of E. coli O157:H7.
- Expanded IEH's scope across food microbiology, analytical chemistry, allergens, authenticity, toxicology, whole-genome sequencing, metagenomics, bioinformatics, and crisis consulting.

## Latest updates

- **2025-06** — A City of Everett agreement identified Alfi as CEO and authorized signer for Analytical Services, Inc.
- **2025-03** — A Virginia laboratory accreditation certificate listed Dalia Alfi, Mansour Samadpour, and Ariana Samadpour among the owners of Brooks Applied Labs, an IEH company.

## Links

- Website: https://www.iehinc.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalia-alfi-947932126

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Last updated: 2026-09-26