Experience

Verily

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Legislative and Regulatory Policy Lead

  • Jun 2023 - Present



US Navy

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Healthcare Administration Officer (Reserves), Bureau of Medicine and Surgery

  • Mar 2019 - Present

  Served as operations officer department head directing all operational activities and mission set planning for unit of 41 reservists, including medical doctors, nurses, and other health professionals. Establish relationships with expansive network earning open invitation as country’s only reservist officer invited to participate in mission planning within SCIF environment at Navy Medicine’s headquarters and given standing appointment to lecture at Navy’s medical planning and operations intelligence certification course. Show less

• Reserve Integration and Action Officer (Active Duty), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations

  • 2020 - 2021

  Engaged with high-level decision-makers and staff to build relationships, communicating effectively by developing deep understanding of Navy operations and policies to influence how missions were defined and executed. • Awarded Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal by Secretary of the US Navy.



Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy

• United States
• Public Policy
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Research Director

  • Jul 2022 - Jun 2023

  Recruited to role at academic think tank with executive-level responsibilities overseeing multimillion-dollar grant from life sciences industry partners and multimillion-dollar cooperative agreements with U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Lead policy discussions and collaborations with high-profile decision-makers across government agencies, life sciences industry, health data and technology companies, and other health system stakeholders to improve development and use of clinical evidence for regulatory safety and effectiveness.• Directed multiple cutting-edge projects on regulatory science focusing on clinical trials, artificial intelligence, and real-world data (RWD) and evidence (RWE) with FDA, entailing close collaborations with key thought leaders to identify emerging policy landscapes, characterize key challenges, and recommend actionable policy solutions. • Spearheaded Duke-Margolis Center’s international RWE portfolio on convergence of RWE regulatory requirements across regulatory bodies and development of relationships with key global partners. Show less

• Research Associate

  • Jan 2013 - Jul 2022



The World Bank

• United States
• International Trade and Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant, Implementation Completion and Results Report Review

  • 2019 - 2019

  Secured prestigious contract to act as key member of loan evaluation team to assess project objectives using Theory of Change frameworks and key informant interviews. Collaborated with global governmental agencies contributing funding for Afghanistan’s health system to utilize research findings for drafting recommendations on whether loan achieved contractual outcomes. Secured prestigious contract to act as key member of loan evaluation team to assess project objectives using Theory of Change frameworks and key informant interviews. Collaborated with global governmental agencies contributing funding for Afghanistan’s health system to utilize research findings for drafting recommendations on whether loan achieved contractual outcomes.



The World Bank

• United States
• International Trade and Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Universal Health Coverage Consultant

  • 2013 - 2015

  Joined World Bank mission in Costa Rica to resolve ongoing electronic health record system issues, analyzing system to develop governance, structure, and scalability plan that resulted in targeted investment recommendations to drive immediate and long-term improvements and approval for iPad purchases to increase data accessibility and integrate new environmental health data sources. Co-authored high-profile book chapter on universal healthcare coverage. Joined World Bank mission in Costa Rica to resolve ongoing electronic health record system issues, analyzing system to develop governance, structure, and scalability plan that resulted in targeted investment recommendations to drive immediate and long-term improvements and approval for iPad purchases to increase data accessibility and integrate new environmental health data sources. Co-authored high-profile book chapter on universal healthcare coverage.



U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Health IT Policy Analyst, Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)

  • 2010 - 2012

  Served as core regulatory drafting team member for meaningful use rulemaking and lead drafter of proposed regulatory action to identify set of standards, services, and policies to enable nationwide inoperability between electronic data systems.

• Health Insurance Specialist, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

  • 2009 - 2010

  Acted as legislative analyst partnering with House and Senate committees to develop provisions for Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). Analyzed legislation to identify policy and technical issues, drafting revisions and discussing potential solutions with committee staff.

• Emerging Leader Fellow

  • Jul 2007 - Aug 2009

• Health Economics Fellow (CDC)

  • Sep 2004 - Jun 2007