Dr. Ezra Bejar is a pharmacologist and a world's expert on botanical Medicine and phytotherapy. His research has led to the development of new natural ingredients and dietary supplements, as well as greater awareness of Latin American herbs.

He has over fifteen years of experience in leading scientific and technical affairs, research and product development of botanical supplements. His areas of interest include ethnobotany, pharmacology and toxicology of dietary supplements, analytical methods applied to botanicals, as well as bioassays and biometrics.

Dr. Bejar has authored numerous scientific articles, book chapters, and two books. Dr. Bejar spent seven years as an associate scientist at the IMSS, WHO Collaborative Center for Traditional Medicine in Mexico City.

In 1987 he moved to the United States, where he has held several academic and corporate positions including research scientist at the National Center for Natural Products Research, at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, (Mississippi); Laboratory director of the Cardiac Mechanics laboratory at the Rees Stealy Research Foundation, part of Sharp Medical Group; adjunct professor at the College of Sciences, San Diego State University and Vice president of Research and Development of Doctors for Nutrition, a dietary supplement company based in San Diego, California.

Dr. Bejar is currently the Vice president of Scientific Affairs at Herbalife International of America, Inc. a global wellness company headquartered in Los Angeles, California with presence in 65 countries and a total revenue of 3.0 billion dollars.

Dr. Ezra Bejar received his Doctorate in Pharmacology (Medicinal Chemistry) in 1991 from the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, where he wrote a dissertation about the botanical, chemical, and pharmacological investigation of nance, a tropical savanna tree, rich source of flavonoids and proanthocyanidins.

Ezra holds a board member position in several national organizations including the American Botanical Council, the Council of Responsible Nutrition and the journal Phytomedicine. His research includes the pharmacology, botany, and chemistry of ancient Aztec remedies, one of which Cihuaptli (Women's medicine) is the subject of his master's thesis. He also conducted extensive botanical and chemical work in Ecuadorian and Mexican Herbs. His most recent book, Herbs of Southern Ecuador is co authored with Douglas Sharon, Rainer Bussmann and Cruz Roa Jaramillo.