AIDS United
Athena Cross, DrPH, serves as Vice President and Chief Program Officer at AIDS United, leading national programs to enhance healthcare access for individuals affected by HIV/AIDS while securing multimillion-dollar funding and shaping health policy. Concurrently, Athena holds the position of Adjunct Professor at The George Washington University and has been President of Cross Health Care Solutions since 2016, a consulting firm focused on reproductive health and Medicaid reform. Previous roles include Senior Advisor for the Coalition to Expand Contraceptive Access, Open Innovation Advisor at Rymedi, Head of U.S. Access at Medicines360, Medicaid Director for Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Director of Provider Networks and Pharmacy Benefits at DC Chartered Health Plan, and Specialty Sales Representative at Endo Pharmaceuticals. Athena Cross holds a Doctor of Public Health degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a Master’s in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Brooklyn College, and a Bachelor’s in Clinical Psychology from Medgar Evers College.
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AIDS United
AIDS United is singularly focused on ending the HIV epidemic in the United States. During our almost 30-year history, we have changed and grown the funding landscape for HIV and transformed the policy environment. To date we have directly funded more than $98 million to local communities and have leveraged more than $115 million in additional support for programs that include access to care for people living with HIV, capacity building for community-based organizations, HIV prevention, advocacy, syringe access, and more. Through our Public Policy Committee, we’ve built the largest and strongest coalition of HIV-focused organizations working at the community level. Our coalition works together every day to ensure national and local policies reflect local realities and support an effective response to the end of AIDS.