Hope Yates

Hope Yates, JD, MPH, currently serves as the Chief Strategy Officer for Women's Health at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, focusing on communications, growth, access to care, patient experience, quality, innovation, and fundraising since October 2016. Previously, Yates held the position of Director of Strategy & Communications in Women's Health at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists from 2019 to 2022. Additional experience includes roles at Maven as a founding team member and Director of Strategic Partnerships, and as a Senior Policy Advisor Intern at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Earlier career highlights include positions at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates in intellectual property litigation, a judicial internship at the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and work as a legal assistant. Yates earned a Master of Public Health degree from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and a Juris Doctor degree from Brooklyn Law School, along with a Bachelor's degree from Boston College.