President Biden has named Dr. Mandy Cohen, former state health secretary in North Carolina, to serve as the next leader of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In his announcement, Biden praised Cohen’s experience and leadership. “Dr. Cohen is one of the nation’s top physicians and health leaders,” Biden said in the statement, “[She] has been recognized by leaders from both parties for her ability [sic] find common ground and put complex policy into action.”
Cohen, 44, is an internal medicine physician who has served in top positions in state and federal government and in the private sector. From 2017-2021, she served as health secretary in North Carolina, where she worked on expanding access to health care for low-income residents and became the face of the state’s COVID-19 response during the public health emergency.
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