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| Name | Philip W. Johnston |
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Marshfield, Massachusetts , United States |
| Email | None |
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July 21, 1944
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| Died | April 00, 2025
(80 years)
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| Contributor | RBH |
| Last Modifed | Mr. Matt
Apr 06, 2025 04:49pm |
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| Info | Philip W. Johnston is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the public affairs consulting firm, Johnston Associates. Prior to founding the firm in 1996, Phil had completed more than three decades of public sector service. Elected to the state legislature five times, and having served as a Cabinet member under Governor Michael Dukakis and Regional Administrator under President Bill Clinton, Phil brings with him a deep understanding of both the state and federal government and is considered an expert on health and human service policy matters.
In 1992, Phil Johnston was appointed by President William Jefferson Clinton to serve as the New England Administrator for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Prior to joining the Clinton administration, Phil had served as Secretary of Human Services for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts under Governor Michael Dukakis. He served as Secretary from 1984 to 1991. Phil was appointed by Governor Dukakis soon after he was elected to his fifth term as State Representative from the Fourth Plymouth District. Phil Johnston was also the Executive Director of the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial in Washington, D.C., an institution dedicated to improving social justice and human rights throughout the world.
Phil is the current Chair of the Board of the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation, the Massachusetts Health Policy Forum, and the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial. He also sits on the Boards of the University of Massachusetts, the Kenneth B. Schwartz Center, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Medicaid Policy Institute, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute, and Stop Handgun Violence.
In addition to holding several honorary degrees, Phil received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a Master of Arts Degree from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Phil and his wife Beverly have lived in Marshfield for nearly 40 years. They have two grown children, Ellen and Robert, and one grandchild, Priscilla.
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