Laila Issa, she/her

Class of 2025

Laila is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley where she majored in Public Health and minored in Human Rights. Prior to pursuing Master’s in Public Policy with the Sanford school, Laila worked at a social policy research advisory firm as a consulting project manager for federal health policy assessment and program improvement initiatives, including the evaluation of a CMS Innovation Center’s Medicare alternative payment model and the implementation of the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services coverage retention programs in preparation for the end of the government-mandated public health emergency (COVID-19).

Throughout her time at Stanford and beyond, Laila hopes to pursue policy research and opportunities at the intersection of public interest law, healthcare policy and emerging innovative systems and technology. Outside of her career career aspirations, Laila’s hobbies include being a plantswoman, cooking, exercising, being in nature and traveling when she can.

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