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Joseph A. Califano, Jr., L.L.B.

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Chairman and President

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Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University

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Served as President Lyndon Johnson’s chief assistant for domestic affairs and as Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare from 1977 to 1979. He practiced law in Washington, D.C. and New York until he founded CASA. He is the author of nine books and a member of the National Academy of Science’s Institute of Medicine.