Staff Bio
Mina Zadeh, PhD, MPH, is the acting chief of staff for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Role at CDC
As acting chief of staff, Dr. Zadeh ensures proactive coordination of agency-wide priorities and policies in direct support of CDC's mission.
Previous experience
Dr. Zadeh brings 28 years of leadership experience across the US Department of Health and Human Services, including service within CDC/ Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the Office of Inspector General.
Most recently, Dr. Zadeh served as director of scheduling and advance in CDC's Immediate Office of the Director and as a designated federal officer for federal advisory committees. Over the course of her career, she has led high-priority organizational, operational, scientific, and policy initiatives; advanced agency-wide performance and operational effectiveness; and overseen mission-critical functions across the agency. Dr. Zadeh's work includes leading agency-wide scientific and programmatic initiatives and contributing to the redesign of Notices of Funding Opportunity.
Dr. Zadeh began her CDC career in infectious disease surveillance and epidemiology. She has held leadership roles in several public health emergency responses and served at the World Health Organization's Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office. Her expertise spans epidemiology, international health, organizational management, and federal advisory governance.
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