Ira N. Goldman is Vice President, Global Public Policy and Government Relations, Lantheus Holdings. He is Co-Chair of the Isotope Supply Committee, Council on Radioisotopes and Radiopharmaceuticals (CORAR) and Vice-Chairman of the Security of Supply Working Group, Nuclear Medicine Europe.

Mr. Goldman is responsible for development and execution of Lantheus’s strategy and actions for public and healthcare policy, including legislative strategy and interactions with the U.S. Congress as well as relationships with Executive Branch agencies. He coordinates Lantheus’s involvement with trade associations, business and regional advocacy groups and medical societies. He also interacts with U.S. and foreign governments and international organizations regarding medical isotope production and supply matters.    

Mr Goldman was Scientific Officer in the IAEA Department of Nuclear Energy, Division of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology dealing with research reactor issues, including technical and policy matters. These activities covered conversion of research reactor fuel and medical isotope production targets from HEU to low-enriched uranium (LEU), research reactor fuel repatriation programmes, and research reactor fuel cycle economic analysis. Mr. Goldman was responsible for a number of IAEA activities related to the Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI) and for planning, preparation, conduct and follow-up of international scientific meetings and Coordinated Research Projects (CRPs) involving scientific institutions of developed and developing countries. 

Mr Goldman was Science Attache, U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna, Austria (1996-2004), from the Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). He interacted with three major IAEA programmes, including radioisotopes and nuclear medicine, nuclear energy, waste management and the fuel cycle and technical cooperation. He was responsible for overseeing $20 million in U.S. extrabudgetary contributions to the IAEA and for interactions with senior U.S., DOE, IAEA, and foreign government officials.

Mr Goldman also worked at U.S. DOE, Washington, D.C., in the Office of Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, International Safeguards Division (1992-1996) as coordinator for IAEA activities and served as the DOE representative to the U.S. Delegation to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation (NPT) Review and Extension Conference (1995). He also worked at the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (now U.S. Department of State, 1985-1992); and as Senior Policy Analyst at the Meridian Corporation (now Dyncorp, 1981-1985); and at the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress (1980-1981).

Mr Goldman earned a Master of Arts in International Affairs (with distinction) from the Johns Hopkins University Nitze School of Advanced International Studies in Washington DC in 1980, including study at the Johns Hopkins Centre for European Studies in Bologna, Italy (1978-1979). Mr Goldman earned a Bachelor of Arts (with honours) in History and was Phi Beta Kappa at Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut in 1978.

Anthony C. “Tony” Hill, Sr. is a prostate cancer survivor and serves as PHEN’ s Policy Coordinator.

Tony Hill was born September 9, 1957. Former Florida State Senator, Dr. Tony Hill, served as Field Representative for former US Congressman Al Lawson, Jr of Florida. He previously served as Federal Policy Director for former Jacksonville, FL Mayor Alvin Brown. He is a Life Member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. (Theta Phi Chapter) and holds numerous other prestigious honors including Chair of the NAACP Florida State Conference Labor Roundtable, Founder of the Achieve, Instill & Inspire Foundation, which provides scholarships for African American and Latino males to attend college in the field of education. Senator Hill currently holds two Honorary Doctorate of Law degrees, the first from Edward Waters College in 1995 and most recently from Bethune-Cookman University. He received a rare and prestigious honor and joined the ranks of a select group of men when inducted into the historic Montford Point Marine Association Hall of Fame.

Senator Hill is a former Florida State Senator. Elected initially in November 2002, he was subsequently re- elected to a four-year-term in 2004 when he chaired the Florida Minimum Wage Ballot Initiative, which provided a $1.00 per hour raise to the minimum wage and increased the index. As a direct result of this vital legislation, the working poor now receive an automatic increase to the minimum wage each time the economy grows. He was the first African American to represent Volusia County (Daytona Beach) in the State Senate. Senator Hill also served as the former Senate Democratic Floor Leader, the third-ranking member of the Democratic Party leadership in the Senate. In this role, he was responsible for gathering votes on major issues.

A graduate of Jean Ribault Senior High School in Jacksonville, Tony Hill attended Lincoln University, in Lincoln, Pennsylvania and graduated from the National Labor College in Silver Spring, Maryland; earning a B.A. Degree in Labor Studies. Senator Hill delivered the final commencement address of the historic presidency of Dr. Trudy Kibbe Reed, the fifth president and only second woman to serve in this capacity in the 108-year history of Bethune-Cookman University.

A man of commitment and service, Senator Hill also inspires and leads those in the household of faith as long- standing member of the Greater Macedonia Baptist Church, where he Served as a Deacon, teaches Sunday School and is the founder and chair of the Men’s Usher Board.

Senator Hill is a humble man committed to positively influencing those around him. His legacy of service is a testament to his faith and a symbol of his desire to inspire by actively pouring into the lives of others so that they too can know the definition of Leadership at every level!