PolicyLab

Radha Pennotti (she/her) is the senior manager of policy & strategy at PolicyLab at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). In this role, she leads strategic thinking for PolicyLab's Behavioral Health and Adolescent Health and Well-being Portfolios to identify and deliver on policy opportunities. She develops translational policy products, elevates PolicyLab research in rule-making and other policy processes, and builds strategic relationships. Ms. Pennotti also brings her expertise on addressing food insecurity to PolicyLab’s work.

Ms. Pennotti’s experience in health policy and cross-sector partnerships spans many public health issue areas. Before joining CHOP, Ms. Pennotti served as associate director at The Food Trust, a Philadelphia-based non-profit. She led implementation and strategic growth of nutrition access and education program in settings such as farmers, markets, schools, and early care and education sites throughout the region.

Prior to this, Ms. Pennotti was the External Affairs team lead for a hospital based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. There, she worked to secure and manage resources to construct a maternal and newborn hospital and to support delivery of disability health services. She held relevant roles in policy, cross-sector partnerships and research roles at Drexel University, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and The Campus Kitchens Project.

Ms. Pennotti holds a master's degree in public health from Columbia University and a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from Washington University in St. Louis.