Mandy Cohen

Mandy Cohen
20th Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Incumbent
Assumed office July 10, 2023
President	Joe Biden
Deputy	Nirav D. Shah
Preceded by	Rochelle Walensky
Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
In office January 27, 2017 – December 31, 2021
Governor	Roy Cooper
Preceded by	Rick Brajer
Succeeded by	Kody Kinsley
Personal details
Born	Mandy Krauthamer (1978-09-17) September 17, 1978 (age 45) Baldwin, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Samuel Cohen
Children	2
Education	Cornell University (BS) Yale University (MD) Harvard University (MPH)

Mandy Krauthamer Cohen (born September 17, 1978)^[1] is an American internist, public health official, and healthcare executive serving as the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) since July 10, 2023. She was previously the executive vice president at Aledade and chief executive officer of Aledade Care Solution, a healthcare company.

Cohen earned a bachelor's degree in policy analysis and management from Cornell University, a medical degree from the Yale School of Medicine, and a graduate degree in public health from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. From 2017 to 2021, she served as the Health Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. Before that, Cohen was the chief operating officer and chief of staff at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services during the Obama Administration. She also served as the Deputy Director of Comprehensive Women's Health Services at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, and is a founding member and former executive director of Doctors for America.

Cohen was listed as one of the Top 25 Women Leaders in Healthcare by Modern Healthcare in 2019. In 2020, she was awarded the Leadership in Public Health Practice Award by Harvard University's T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the American Medical Association presented her with the AMA Award for Outstanding Government Service. In 2021 she was elected to the National Academy of Medicine.