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Erika Stratmann

Director, Communications, Milken Institute Health
Erika Stratmann is the director of communications for Health at the Milken Institute. She is a mission-driven communications and content development leader with a proven record of managing effective teams that deliver measurable results to amplify thought leadership, engage communities, advance consumer education, and impact advocacy campaigns.
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Christina (Dialynas) Pecherer

Director, Public Health, Milken Institute Health
Christina (Dialynas) Pecherer's work on the Public Health team at the Milken Institute involves researching improvements in mental health access, workplace engagement, youth mental health in the digital age, and pharmaceutical supply chain resilience, among other topics.
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Lena Flaum

Senior Associate, Employer Action Exchange, Milken Institute Health
Lena Flaum is a senior associate on the public health team at Milken Institute Health. As a communications liaison, she leads various project-related writing and editing to amplify the team’s work across its three focus areas of mental health, prevention and chronic disease, and health equity.
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Bumyang Kim, PhD

Associate Director, Health Economics
Bumyang Kim, PhD, is an associate director of health economics research in the Health pillar of the Milken Institute, where he leads data-driven, evidence-based research to advance health equity and reduce disparities in health care access and delivery.
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Katherine Sacks, PhD

Associate Director, Health Economics
Katherine Sacks, PhD, is an associate director in research at Milken Institute Health. Her research concerns health equity, health disparities, and the social determinants of health, focusing particularly on adverse maternal birth outcomes, as well as the effects of the social safety net on measures of population health.
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Lauren Dunning, JD

Senior Director, Future of Aging, Milken Institute Health
Lauren Dunning is a senior director for the Milken Institute Future of Aging, where she develops initiatives and strategic partnerships that advance healthy longevity and financial security across the life course.
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Andrew Friedson, PhD

Director, Health Economics
Andrew Friedson, PhD, is the head of research for the Milken Institute Health. He is an economist with expertise in health care and related sectors.
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