Joshua A. Gordon, M.D., Ph.D., is the Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University. Dr. Gordon’s research employs an integrative systems approach towards understanding the neurobiology underlying working memory and its disruption by genes of relevance to schizophrenia. Prior to his current position, Dr. Gordon was the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, where he oversaw the U.S. Government investments in mental health research.