Krishna Patel Khandelwal

Krishna Patel Khandelwal, MPH, currently serves as a Program Manager in the Office of Population Health & Accountable Care at UCLA Health since 2023. Prior to this role, Krishna worked at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from 2016 to 2021, where notable achievements included implementing the Presidential Executive Order on Advancing American Kidney Health and receiving multiple awards, such as the CMS Honor Award for Execution of Major Projects and the CMS Administrator’s Award. Earlier experience includes a position as an Office of Public Engagement Intern at The White House in 2012. Krishna holds a Bachelor of Science in Movement Science with a concentration in Psychology from the University of Michigan and a Master of Public Health in Health Policy and Management from Yale University.