Dr. Sami Jarrah serves as the Vice Dean for Finance and Administration and Executive Director for Public Partnerships for the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health where he directs the school’s compliance, facilities, finance, information technology, and human resources functions. Dr. Jarrah previously spent his career serving the public’s health, including as Deputy Health Commissioner and Chief Financial Officer for the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Dr. Jarrah also served for five years as Deputy Health Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer at the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, helping grow the health department’s budget, which enabled new programs focused on asthma inequities, injury and violence prevention, racial and ethnic health disparities, and health care access. Prior to 2016, Dr. Jarrah served for five years as Deputy Director for Integrated Clinical Services at the Multnomah County Health Department in Portland, Oregon, where he transformed Oregon’s Medicaid program, expanded services at school-based health centers, improved behavioral health services for inmate and youth detention populations, and strengthened the agency’s finance and project management capacity. Earlier in his career, Dr. Jarrah worked at universities and in corporate, foundation, and government relations. He has led policy efforts and coalitions focused on preemption, gun violence, public health workforce, and federal and state funding for local public health. Jarrah earned a DrPH from Johns Hopkins University, an MPH from University of Washington, and a BA from Davidson College.