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John R. Seffrin, PhD, has been Chief Executive Officer of the American Cancer Society for the past decade. Prior to being named the American Cancer Society's top staff executive in 1992, Dr. Seffrin was Professor of Health Education and Chairman of the Department of Applied Health Science at Indiana University. In addition to serving as the Society's CEO, he currently serves as the President of the International Union Against Cancer and Chair of the Board of Independent Sector. In 1999, Dr. Seffrin was selected to be a charter member of the National Dialogue on Cancer Steering Committee and that same year was appointed by Senator Dianne Feinstein to co-chair the National Cancer Legislation Advisory Board.
In 1997, he was appointed to the National Cancer Policy Board, which was established by the National Academy of Sciences to advise the President and Congress on policy issues regarding cancer research and control. He also served a four-year term on the Advisory Committee to the Director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Seffrin also helped lead the creation of the National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids, serving as its initial Board Chair. He served on the Advisory Committee to Congress on Tobacco Policy and Public Health, co-chaired by Dr. C. Everett Koop and Dr. David Kessler; the US Surgeon General's Advisory Committee on Smoking and Health; and was appointed to the President's Commission on Improving Economic Opportunities in Communities Dependent on Tobacco Production While Protecting Public Health. |
