Speaker's Profile

Dr. Pooja Mittal is the Chief Health Equity Officer (CHEO) for Health Net. She leads the company in developing, implementing, facilitating, and embedding health equity strategic initiatives into Health Net’s programs, services, actions, and outcomes. In addition to her role as CHEO, Dr. Mittal practices primary care at an FQHC in San Mateo County. As a family doctor, she has a unique perspective to design strategic initiatives that improve health outcomes for California’s most vulnerable populations. Dr. Mittal has expertise in Digital Health and bridges health equity and innovation to reach marginalized populations. Dr. Mittal also dedicates her time to improving health outcomes through teaching the next generation of healthcare workers (Stanford Internal Medicine Residents). She is an Adjunct Associate Professor at UCSF and Stanford University School of Medicine. In addition, she has published in the areas of well-childcare, group visits, preconception care, health equity and perinatal HIV.