Karen DeSalvo

Karen DeSalvo
Assistant Secretary for Health
Acting
In office
October 2014 – January 3, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byHoward Koh
Succeeded byDon J. Wright (acting)
Personal details
Born (1966-08-04) August 4, 1966 (age 58)
EducationSuffolk University (BA)
Tulane University (MPH, MD)
Harvard University (MS)

Karen Bollinger DeSalvo (born August 4, 1966)[1] is an American business executive, physician and public health expert. She has been Google’s chief health officer since 2019.[2] Previously, she served as the Acting Assistant Secretary for Health, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, and Director of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC).[3]

  1. ^ Executive Spotlight—Karen DeSalvo on what 'frustrates' her most about healthcare—and why she gives props to the Trump administration
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2019-Elias was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions | HHS.gov". hhs.gov. Retrieved 18 January 2014.