Erica Schwartz

Dr. Erica Schwartz served as the Deputy Surgeon General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from March 2019 to April 2021, where she led the country's public health deployment in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to her role as the Deputy Surgeon General, Dr. Schwartz spent 24 years in the uniformed service, during which time she was promoted through the ranks to Rear Admiral of the U.S. Coast Guard, where she served as the Chief Medical Officer and Director of Health, Safety, and Work Life from 2015 to 2019. Previously, Dr. Schwartz served as the U.S. Coast Guard's Chief of Health Services from 2013 to 2015 and Preventive Medicine Chief from 2005 to 2013. Dr. Schwartz has served on the Board of Directors of Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: AVAH), a provider of a broad range of pediatric and adult healthcare services, since May 2021.

Dr. Schwartz is trained, and board certified in preventive medicine. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering from Brown University, a Medical Doctorate from Brown University School of Medicine, a Master of Public Health degree with a dual concentration in health services administration and occupational and environmental medicine from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Maryland School of Law.