Mr. Fitzgerald is Senior Consultant at the Center for Biosecurity of UPMC. He is a public health professional and radiation protection specialist by training. Mr. Fitzgerald is currently Principal of his own firm, Saliant, Inc., which provides technical support to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in evaluating historic radiation dose measurement techniques and recordkeeping at more than 50 sites managed by the Department of Energy (DOE). Mr. Fitzgerald’s policy research focuses has focused on scientific governance, and recent project activities have included evaluating the management of scarce flu vaccine in western Pennsylvania in 2004 and 2005 and the implications of the ongoing expansion of high-containment laboratories to meet national biodefense research imperatives. Mr. Fitzgerald is an associate editor of the peer-reviewed journal, Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science. He also has authored several articles on a variety of issues pertaining to biosecurity. Prior to his retirement from federal government service in January 2001, Mr. Fitzgerald served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Energy for Health and Safety from 1991 to 2001. In this capacity he was responsible for agency health and safety policy, programs, and oversight for 20,000 federal employees and a contractor complement of 140,000 workers. Mr. Fitzgerald oversaw a number of key initiatives to establish practitioner-driven standards and protocols for health and safety. Most notable were the first-ever beryllium control standards, radiation protection requirements, and bioassay protocols. His office was responsible for DOE’s first department-wide biosafety requirements for handling of select agents by the national laboratories. For these and other accomplishments, Mr. Fitzgerald was recognized with Presidential Rank career awards for excellence in executive management of government programs by both Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton. Mr. Fitzgerald received a BS and an MHS from Tufts University, and an MPH from the University of Minnesota. | 
