Mona Rahman, M.A.

Mona Rahman serves as the Deputy Director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Health Policy Fellows Program and is a member of the Health Policy Fellowships and Leadership Programs team at the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). She is responsible for the day-to-day management of the RWJF Health Policy Fellows Program, and is active in alumni engagement to ensure that the impact of the fellowship experience extends well beyond the fellows’ time in Washington, DC.

She comes to the NAM after a career in Public Health Education, primarily in the Tobacco Control space, having worked on the Truth Campaign (tobacco prevention) and the Become An Ex Campaign (tobacco cessation) for many years at Truth Initiative. Ms. Rahman also has experience as an NAM/FDA Tobacco Regulatory Science Fellow, where she was embedded with the Office of Health Communication and Education at the Center for Tobacco Products in the 2014-2015 cohort, and brings a unique perspective to NAM’s fellowship programs. During her time at FDA, she served as a Creative and Strategic Advisor on a range of tobacco prevention campaigns including The Real Cost (general market), This Free Life (LGBTQ-focused) and Fresh Empire (multicultural-focused).

Ms. Rahman holds a B.A. in Government from the University of Virginia and an M.A. in Culture and Communication from New York University.