WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 6, 2020) — The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH) today announced Anne Rossier Markus, PhD, MHS, JD, as the Chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management, effective June 1.
Markus, a renowned health policy expert at the local, state, federal and international levels, has served as the interim chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management, where she is also an associate professor. For more than 25 years, Markus has conducted research focusing on health policy laws, proposals and initiatives, and how they affect women and children’s health and well-being. She has expertise in women’s preventive and maternal policy, child health policy, and Medicaid/CHIP policy; and health reform and comparative analysis on the domestic and international levels.
“I am extremely pleased that Anne will continue to lead the Department of Health Policy and Management,” said Lynn R. Goldman, MD, MS, MPH, the Michael and Lori Milken Dean of the Milken Institute SPH. “Her expertise has been a gift to the department and our school, and I know she will continue to be an invaluable resource to all of the students, staff and faculty as we work toward advancements in health policy.”
Markus joined Milken Institute SPH in 1996. She previously researched and analyzed state and national health care reform efforts for the Intergovernmental Health Policy Project and the National Business Group on Health. She received a PhD in public policy/health policy from The George Washington University, a Master of Health Science from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and a law degree from the University of Lausanne School of Law in Switzerland.
“I am proud of where we have been as a department,” Markus said. “As chair, I look forward to fostering a culture of excellence and supporting our remarkable faculty, staff and students in advancing more equitable and better organized health care systems informed by stellar management and policy research, analysis, and practice.”