Joseph Califano

Joseph A. Califano, Jr. is a director of the American Ditchley Foundation and sits on the advisory board of the Children's Scholarship Fund.

He is the Chairman and President of the Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. [1]

"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." [2]

Games company Midway notes that "Joseph A. Califano, Jr. joined our Board in 2004. Since 1979, Mr. Califano has served as Chairman and President, National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. Mr. Califano is an adjunct professor of public health at Columbia University ’s Medical School and School of Public Health, and a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. Mr. Califano is a director of Viacom Inc., ADP, Inc. and Willis Group Holdings, Ltd. He serves on the audit committees of ADP and Viacom, in addition to ours. Among other distinguished government positions, Mr. Califano served as Secretary, U.S. Department of Health, Education & Welfare from 1977 to 1979."