Jonah Shacknai is the current Director at Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. Jonah has also been the Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive of Medicis, as well as the Chairman of Illustris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Shacknai has also been a part of MaxInMotion, DemaForce Partners, LLC, and Royer, Shacknai & Mehle. Jonah started their career as the counsel to the chairman of the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Finance for the Committee on Energy and Finance in the US House of Representatives. Jonah also served as Science Advisor for the Committee on Science and Technology in the same institution.
Jonah Shacknai attended Colgate University where they earned a Bachelor of Science in Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist. Jonah then attended Georgetown University where they earned a Juris Doctor.