James A. O'Hara III

James A. O’Hara, III, "has served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health since September 1997, having assumed that position in an acting capacity in June 1997. From April 1993 until June 1997, Mr. O’Hara was the Associate Commissioner for Public Affairs at the Food and Drug Administration. Before joining the FDA, Mr. O’Hara was a senior vice president and the media relations director for the Washington office of Burson-Marsteller, an international public affairs and public relations firm. From 1973 until joining Burson-Marsteller in September 1990, Mr. O’Hara pursued a career in journalism at The Tennessean in Nashville, TN. Before covering politics, Mr. O’Hara was an education writer, editorial writer, week-in-review section editor and general assignment reporter at the newspaper. During his career, he received a number of national and state journalism awards, and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for public service reporting in 1990."

• Managing Director, Health and Human Services Policy, The Pew Charitable Trusts
• Trustee, Environic Foundation International