Protected: Mona Shah

Mona Shah, a senior program officer in the Research-Evaluation-Learning unit, joined the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) in 2014. With over 20 years of experience as a researcher and expert in health policy, Shah is involved in the process of understanding and measuring key health and health care policy issues essential to the Foundation’s overarching strategy to move our nation toward a Culture of Health. 

Prior to RWJF, Shah served as associate director of federal relations at the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) in Washington, DC In this role she led and executed the organization’s strategy related to prevention, access to care, safety net programs, and health equity. 

Her prior experience included leading epidemiologic research at the United States Military Cancer Institute, the New York City Department of Health, and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-School of Public Health. Her published research covers cancer disparities, incidence and mortality, tobacco use, childhood obesity, asthma, and utilization and access to clinical prevention services. 

She is a founder of Subcontinental Drift—a nationwide South Asian American coalition and movement that fosters and provides a supportive and collaborative community for creative expression, engagement, and positive social change. 

Shah earned her PhD in epidemiology from George Washington University, her MPH in epidemiology from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, and her BA in biology and society from Cornell University.  

A New Jersey native, Shah resides in Princeton, NJ, with her husband and their two children. She enjoys travel, listening to live music, and watching political dramas on TV.