Dr. Harry Levant is Director of Gambling Policy with the Public Health Advocacy
Institute (PHAI) at Northeastern University School of Law. He holds a doctorate in law
and public policy from Northeastern University, where his research focuses on
developing a public health approach to prevent gambling-related harm and gambling
disorder. He is also an Internationally Certified Gambling Counselor (ICGC-I) and
mental health therapist in private practice and directs the gambling treatment program
with Ethos Treatment in Philadelphia, PA.

Harry holds a master’s in professional clinical counseling from La Salle
University and a juris doctorate from Temple University School of Law. He is a member
of numerous professional organizations, including the American Counseling Association,
the Pennsylvania Counseling Association, Chi Sigma Iota National Honor Society for
Counselors, and Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers of Pennsylvania.

Harry is a public health advocate and recently testified before the United States
Senate Judiciary Committee. He also regularly appears on television and radio
addressing the prevention and treatment of gambling disorder. His work has recently
been featured on CBS 60 Minutes, CNN, and NBC Nightly News. He is the author of
the law review commentary “Upon Further Review, the NFL Gambling Strategy is a Risk
to Public Health” and co-author with Professor Richard Daynard and Professor Mark
Gottlieb of the Boston Globe op-ed article, “Massachusetts Makes a Losing Bet on
Gambling.”

Harry is also a gambling addict in recovery, having made his last bet on April 27, 2014.
On that day, gambling addiction brought him within seconds of taking his own life. Prevention
of harm is the best form of treatment. In his role as Director of Gambling Policy at PHAI,
Harry is helping to lead the effort to develop a comprehensive public health approach to
regulate the gambling industry and prevent public harm.