George Hacker

George Hacker retired as the Director of Alcohol Policies at the Center for Science in the Public Interest in Washington DC. He co-chaired the Coalition for the Prevention of Alcohol Problems, whose members include the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence and many other public health and prevention groups. Hacker previously directed alcohol programs at the Washington-based public interest support center, the Advocacy Institute. He also served as staff director for the National Coalition to Prevent Impaired Driving, a group of public health, traffic safety, and law enforcement interests that promotes policies to reduce the toll of drinking and driving. Hacker has led national efforts to combat alcoholic beverage industry marketing and advertising practices, to increase alcohol excise taxes, and to require warning labels on alcoholic beverage containers.