Vanessa Egbe

Vanessa is an Associate at Leavitt Partners based in Washington, D.C. She earned her Master of Public Health in Health Policy from Morehouse School of Medicine in 2023. Vanessa supports biopharmaceutical companies, patient advocacy organizations, and multistakeholder coalitions on health policy initiatives, with a particular focus on rare diseases, including sickle cell disease, and advancing earlier pediatric inclusion in clinical trials. Prior to joining Leavitt Partners, she worked as a research analyst at Mathematica, supporting evaluations of health programs across nonprofit, state, and federal sectors. Vanessa also held internships at PhRMA and John Snow, Inc., where she contributed to projects focused on health equity and clinical trial diversity. She also gained experience in health policy as a fellow with Leavitt Partners prior to joining the team full-time as an associate.