0 0 6 . ▁Sh arf stein ▁also ▁received ▁the ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Award ▁from ▁the ▁American ▁Psych iat ric ▁Association ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁Sh arf stein ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁earned ▁his ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁from ▁D art mouth ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁Albert ▁Ein stein ▁College ▁of ▁Medicine ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁did ▁his ▁psych iat ric ▁res iden cy ▁at ▁Massachusetts ▁M ental ▁Health ▁Center ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁During ▁that ▁time ▁he ▁earned ▁his ▁M . P . A . ▁from ▁the ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy ▁School ▁of ▁Government . ▁He ▁later ▁attended ▁the ▁six - week ▁advanced ▁management ▁program ▁at ▁Harvard ▁Business ▁School . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁president ▁and ▁chief ▁executive ▁officer ▁of ▁She pp ard ▁Pr att ▁Health ▁System ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁lect urer ▁in ▁psych iat ry ▁at ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins ▁University ▁and ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁vice ▁chair ▁and ▁clin ical ▁professor ▁of ▁psych iat ry ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland . ▁He ▁held ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁positions ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Institute ▁of ▁M ental ▁Health , ▁including ▁director ▁of ▁mental ▁health ▁service ▁programs , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁positions ▁in ▁consult ation / lia ison ▁psych iat ry ▁and ▁research ▁in ▁behavior al ▁medicine . ▁ ▁Sh arf stein ▁has ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁several ▁prominent