Monica N. Feit is Executive Director for the Health and Medicine Division. Previously she served as the Deputy Executive Director for the Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education since 2017. During that time she has championed the institution’s work in innovation and assisted in the creation of the first NRC Strategic Plan. Feit also was instrumental in the design and staff leadership of the Societal Experts Action Network, which brings together leaders and institutions in social, behavioral, and economic fields to provide rapid, actionable responses to urgent policy questions related to COVID-19. In addition, Feit has been a member of the Senior Executive Service in the Department of Health and Human Services where she held leadership positions at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. She served as a congressional staffer on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and as a senior program officer where she directed the 2011 report The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People. Feit holds a Doctorate of Philosophy from London South Bank University, Master of Public Health from Columbia University, and BA in Government and International Relations from Smith College.