Georges C. Benjamin, MD, is the executive director of the American Public Health Association, the nation's oldest and largest organization of public health professionals. Formerly, he was Secretary for Health for the state of Maryland. A graduate of the Illinois Institute of Technology and the University Of Illinois College Of Medicine, he is board-certified in internal medicine, a Master of the American College of Physicians, a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, a fellow emeritus of the American College of Emergency Physicians, and a member of the National Academy of Medicine. He formerly served on the National Infrastructure Advisory Council, a council that advises the President on how best to assure the security of the nation’s critical infrastructure.