Former CDC Director and Former Amazon CMO Join Manatt

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, has announced the arrivals of National Advisor Mandy Cohen, M.D., MPH and Managing Director Vin Gupta, M.D., MPA to the Firm’s Health Care group. The additions of Drs. Cohen and Gupta will fortify the Firm’s consulting and legal offerings for clients across state government, life sciences, digital health, health systems and health purchasers.

Dr. Cohen, the former Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and former Secretary of Health and Human Services for North Carolina, brings her extensive government and health sector leadership experience to Manatt. With a focus on state health transformation and use of data and technology to improve care, she is an essential resource for clients navigating care delivery and payment innovations, integration of artificial intelligence (AI), changes affecting Medicaid, and those looking for guidance on public health strategy and communications.