Staff

Christopher Koller (he/him/his) is president of the Milbank Memorial Fund, a 117-year-old operating foundation that aims to improve population health and health equity by connecting leaders with sound evidence and experience. Before joining the Fund, he served the State of Rhode Island as the country’s first health insurance commissioner, an appointment he held between 2005 […] More

Rachel Block is a program officer at the Milbank Memorial Fund, where she focuses on a variety of state health policy issues regarding health care costs and affordability. She has previously served in numerous executive roles in the public and private sectors, including as deputy commissioner for Health Information Technology Transformation in the New York […] More

Gail Cambridge is the Fund’s administrative services manager. Prior to joining the Fund, she was employed at the Guyana National Cooperative Bank. During her eleven years at the bank, she held several senior positions and was instrumental in implementing new procedures and training. She graduated magna cum laude with a BS degree from Baruch College with […] More

Alan B. Cohen (he/him/his) is editor of The Milbank Quarterly. He was formerly a research professor in the Markets, Public Policy, and Law Department of the Questrom School of Business and professor of health law, policy, and management in the Boston University School of Public Health. Cohen was the national program director for the Robert […] More

Sofia Espinosa (she/her/hers) is the program associate at the Milbank Memorial Fund. She works alongside the National Director for Population Health and Health Equity Leadership to facilitate the Emerging Leaders Program and the Milbank Fellows Program, as well as the Milbank State Leadership Network. Sofia was drawn to the Milbank Memorial Fund by her interest […] More

Christine Haran (she/her/hers) is the communications director for the Milbank Memorial Fund. In this role, she manages communications strategy, publications, and dissemination. Previously, she was vice president, communications content and strategy, for the Commonwealth Fund. Ms. Haran has worked as a health journalist and been published in The Hartford Courant, abcnews.com, and other outlets. She […] More

Sarah-Hannah Herman (she/her/hers) is the administrative assistant at the Milbank Memorial Fund. She previously interned for various law firms and legal organizations, including the Legal Aid Society, and aspires to become a lawyer who writes reformative policy addressing the existing inequalities in our society. She is also a recent summa cum laude graduate from the […] More

Morgan F. McDonald, MD, is the Milbank Memorial Fund’s National Director of Population Health and Health Equity Leadership. More

Tara Strome (she/her/hers) is chief operating officer of the Fund and managing editor of The Milbank Quarterly. Prior to joining the Fund, she worked for the Oregon Senate and Multnomah County Department of Human Services. She holds a BA in sociology from Colby College and an MPA in health policy and management from the Robert […] More