Ronald Johnson

If there is such a thing as a veteran in the war on HIV/AIDS, Ronald S. Johnson, AIDS United’s Vice President of Policy and Advocacy, is just that.  His “tour of duty” began in 1984, at the very beginning of the epidemic.   As the AIDS United chief policy staff member, Johnson has helped establish the organizations’ leadership role on many HIV-related issues, including federal funding for domestic HIV/AIDS programs, the Ryan White Program, the repeal of the ban on federal funding of syringe exchange programs in 2010, the Affordable Care Act, and the successful lifting of the HIV travel and immigration ban.    Johnson, who is HIV-positive, has served on numerous boards of directors of non-profit agencies, and was a member of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS from 1996-2001. He remains committed to remaining in HIV/AIDS work as long as there is an epidemic to fight.