Sarita A. Mohanty, MD, MPH, MBA, is the President and Chief Executive Officer of The SCAN Foundation (TSF). TSF is an independent public charity that envisions a society where all of us can age well with purpose. Its mission is to ignite bold and equitable changes in how older adults age in both home and community. Previously, Sarita was Vice President of Care Coordination for Medicaid and Vulnerable Populations at Kaiser Permanente (KP). Sarita was formerly an Assistant Professor of Medicine at USC, Chief Medical Officer of COPE Health Solutions, a healthcare management consulting company, and Senior Medical Director at L.A. Care, the largest U.S. public health plan. Sarita completed her Internal Medicine residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and research fellowship at Harvard Medical School. She earned her MD from Boston University, MPH from Harvard University, and MBA from UCLA. She completed undergraduate work at UC Berkeley. She is an adjunct associate professor at the KP Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine and a practicing internal medicine physician with KP. Notably, her areas of expertise lie in the integration and care coordination for Medicaid, Medicare, and vulnerable populations, as well as safety net systems of care. She is well-versed in addressing the social determinants of health (SDOH) and chronic disease management, focusing on integrating physical health, behavioral health, and non-medical/social care needs. In 2023, Sarita was named to ForbesWomen’s third annual 50 Over 50 list of women making the greatest impact.
