Arthur L. Kellermann, MD, MPH, Senior Principal Researcher, Paul O'Neill-Alcoa Chair in Policy Analysis, RAND Corporation

Dr. Arthur Kellermann recently joined the RAND Corporation as the Paul O’Neill Alcoa Professor in Policy Analysis. He is based in RAND’s Washington D.C. office, where he directs RAND’s Public Health Systems and Preparedness Initiative, which plays a leading role in helping state and federal agencies improve the nation’s preparedness for public health emergencies.

Before joining RAND, Dr. Kellerman was Professor of Emergency Medicine and Associate Dean for Health Policy at the Emory School of Medicine in Atlanta. From 1999-2007, he served as founding Chair of Emory’s Department of Emergency Medicine. He also established the Emory Center for Injury Control, a World Health Association Collaborating Center for Injury Control and Emergency Health Services.

One of our nation’s leading emergency physicians, Dr. Kellermann has published landmark research on emergency cardiac care, violence and injury prevention, emergency health services, and treatment of traumatic brain injuries. He holds numerous honors and awards, including career “excellence in science” awards in two fields – emergency medicine and public health. In 2007, he took sabbatical leave from Emory to serve as a member of the professional staff of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives.

Elected to membership in the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies in 1999, Dr. Kellermann co-Chaired the IOM Committee on the Consequences of Uninsurance, which issued 6 reports on this topic between 2001 and 2004. He also served on the Institute’s Committee on the Future of Emergency Care in the U.S Health System and the IOM Committee on Effectiveness of National Biosurveillance Systems: BioWatch and the Public Health System.

Keynote Speakers

Col. Randall Larsen (Ret. USAF), Former Executive Director of the Congressional Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism

Dr. Jeffrey Runge, Former Chief Medical Officer, DHS

Robert Hooks, Deputy Assistant Secretary for WMD and Biodefense, Office of Health Affairs

Guest Speakers

Penny J. Hitchcock, D.V.M., M.S., Chief Scientist, Chemical and Biological Early Detection (BioWatch), Systems Program Office, Tauri Group

Tina Gabbrielli, Director of the Office of Risk Management and Analysis, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Peter Jutro, Deputy Director for Science and Policy, National Homeland Security Research Center, EPA

Daniel Marc Sosin, MD, MPH, FACP, Acting Director, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, CDC

Pietro D. Marghella, Former Director of Medical Contingency Operations, Office of the Secretary of Defense

Joanne Cox, Deputy Chief, Emergency Risk Communication Branch, CDC

Dr. Brian Flynn, Former Assistant Surgeon General, US Public Health Service

Gerald W. Parker, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Dave Gruber, Deputy Commissioner of Health (Preparedness and Response), State of New Jersey

Michael J. Fischer, Director of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Maryland Department of Transportation

John H. Bridges III, Former Incident Commander for Anthrax Response and Mitigation, US Postal Service, 2001 to 2004

Glen D. Gilmore, Responded to anthrax attack as Former Mayor of Hamilton Township, New Jersey

Gary Cecchine, Ph.D., Biology/Public Policy, Natural Scientist, RAND

Jeff Robertson, Former Assistant Commissioner for Public Affairs, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

Dr. William J. Parker III, Biodefense and Critical Infrastructure Expert

Thomas R. Austin, Ph.D., Manager CBRNE Countermeasures Programs, The Boeing Company

C. Randal Mullett, Vice President, Government Relations and Public Affairs for Con-way Inc.

Michael Luke, Command Agreements Manager, Mortuary Affairs Officer, Logistics Planning,NORAD-USNORTHCOM

Margaret Jo Velardo, PhD, Director of Research, Homeland Security Institute

Dr. David McWhorter,
Principal, Catalyst Parners, LLC

Jennifer Nuzzo, Associate, UPMC Center for Bio-Security

Dr. Thomas K. Zink, MD, Adjunct Associate Professor, Institute for Biosecurity, Saint Louis University

Dr. Joseph Tricarico, Jr., Esq., Assistant Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services

Richard Cooper, Chairman, Homeland Security Division, National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)

Anthony S. Mangeri, MPA, CPM, Assistant Professor School of Public Safety & Health American Military University

M. Allen Northrup, Ph.D., Founder and CEO, Microfluidic Systems

Tim Tinker, MPH, DrPH, Senior Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton

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