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Company Overview of The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University

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Joseph A. Califano Jr.

Founder and Chairman Emeritus, The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University

Age	Total Calculated Compensation	This person is connected to 7 Board Members in 7 different organizations across 8 different industries. See Board Relationships
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Background

Mr. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Joe Founded The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University in 1992 and served as its President from 1992 to February 2010. Mr. Califano was Senior Partner of the law firm Dewey Ballantine from 1983 to 1992. He has a long and distinguished record of public service. He served as the Secretary of the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare from 1977 to 1979. He served as Special Assistant for Domestic ... Affairs to the President of the United States from 1965 to 1969. He was a top aide to Defense Secretary Robert McNamara during the Kennedy Administration. He served at PlanVista Corp. He served in government service until 1979. He has been the Chairman Emeritus at The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University since February 1, 2012 and served as its Chairman from 1992 to February 1, 2012. Mr. Califano has been a Director at Willis Group Holdings Public Limited Company since April 21, 2004 and True North Communications Inc. since May 1999. He has been an Independent Director at CBS Corporation since 2003. He has been a Director of Willis Canada, Inc. since April 21, 2004. He serves as a Director of Health Plan Services, Inc., Kmart Corporation, Travelers Group Inc. and The Warnaco Group, Inc. Mr. Califano served as a Director of Authentic Fitness Corp. since November 1993. He served as an Independent Director of Midway Games Inc. from June 2004 to August 19, 2009 and Viacom, Inc. since 2003. He served as a Director of Old Carco LLC (formerly, Chrysler LLC) since 1981. Mr. Califano served as a Director of Automatic Data Processing Inc., from 1982 to August 11, 2005. He is a Founding Chairman of the Board of the Institute for Social and Economic Policy in the Middle East at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Mr. Califano serves as an Emeritus Trustee of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Mr. Califano serves as a Trustee of New York University and the Twentieth Century Fund, The Urban Institute, The American Ditchley Foundation and The New York and Presbyterian Hospital. He is a Member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. He was Adjunct Professor of public health at Columbia University's Medical School and School of Public Health. He is the author of ten books. Mr. Califano received his Bachelor of Arts degree from The College of the Holy Cross and his LLB from the Harvard Law School, magna cum laude.

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Board Members Memberships

Former Independent Director

CBS Corporation prior to being acquired by Viacom

Director

Warnaco Group Inc.

Founder and Chairman Emeritus

The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University

1981-N/A

Former Director

Old Carco LLC

1982-N/A

Former Director, Member of Audit Committee and Member of Compensation Committee

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

1993-N/A

Former Director

Authentic Fitness Corp.

1999-Present

Director

True North Communications, Inc.

2003-Present

Director, Chairman of Nominating & Governance Committee and Member of Audit Committee

CBS Corporation

2004-Present

Director, Member of Executive Committee and Member of Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee

Willis Group Holdings Public Limited Company

2004-2009

Former Independent Director, Chairman of Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee, Member of Audit Committee, Member of Compensation Committee and Member of NAI Transaction Committee

Midway Games Inc.

2004-Present

Director

Willis Canada, Inc.