Our People - Enabling a Healthier Future Together
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) team is driven by its mission to catalyze health breakthroughs for all Americans. Together we seek novel solutions to the hardest challenges in health. We thrive in dynamic environments, execute through uncertainty, and learn from failure – adapting and iterating to find solutions. We believe in an equitable and healthier future for all and forge that reality through rigor, determination, and urgency. Scroll below to view Leadership and Staff, or skip directly to Program Managers.
Leadership and Staff
Renee Wegrzyn
Director
Susan Monarez
Deputy Director
Gretta Blatner
Chief of Staff
Joe Shonkwiler
Chief Operating Officer
Nilu Kundagrami
Chief Data Officer
Kelly Tribble Spencer
Strategic Resources Office
Ravi Basavappa
Mission Office
Jennifer Roberts
Mission Office
Resilient Systems
Amy Jenkins
Mission Office
Health Science Futures
Teri Alexander
Strategic Planning, Evaluation, Analytics and Research Office
Carmelita Chadwick-Gallo
Comptroller's Office
Jared Adams
Engagement and Communications Office
Diane Sidebottom
Acquisitions and Contracting Office
Kevin Duvall
Strategic Resources Office
Craig Gravitz
Project Accelerator Transition Innovation Office
Barb Menard
Legislative and Governmental Affairs
Megan Frisk
Division of International Affairs
Amy Reiter
Engagement and Communications Office
Scott Gorman
Engagement and Communications Office
Presidential Innovation Fellow
Keith Martin
Strategic Resources Office
Allison Page
Strategic Resources Office
Zina Abdelaziz
Strategic Resources Office
Halima Mao
Strategic Resources Office
Kristine Hodges
Strategic Resources Office
Melissa Antman
Project Accelerator Transition Innovation Office
Jenica Patterson
Project Accelerator Transition Innovation Office
Benjamin Bryant
Acquisitions and Contracting Office
Arunan Skandarajah
Mission Office
Presidential Innovation Fellow
Thomas Libert
Director's Office
Elizabeth Fuller
Acquisitions and Contracting Office
Lisa Mattocks
Director's Office
Program Managers
Andrew Carney
Program Manager
Ileana Hancu
Program Manager
Andy Kilianski
Program Manager
Bon Ku
Program Manager
Calvin Roberts
Program Manager
Darshak Sanghavi
Program Manager
Paul E. Sheehan
Program Manager
Ross Uhrich
Program Manager