Mark Atalla, PharmD, MBA

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy, Deputy National Coordinator for Policy

Dr. Mark Atalla serves as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy and Deputy National Coordinator for Policy at the Department of Health and Human Servies (HHS). He leads efforts to advance technology-driven health policy, focusing on ways digital tools and intelligent systems can enhance behavior change, lower healthcare spending, and strengthen delegated financial risk models.

Dr. Atalla brings extensive experience from a large, distributed healthcare organization with more than 2,000 clinics nationwide, as well as leadership roles across pharmacy benefit management, community pharmacy, and hospital pharmacy operations.

Prior to his current role, Dr. Atalla served as a Senior Advisor at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for Innovation, where he led key Medicare Advantage and Part D initiatives at the CMS Innovation Center—including the Part D Senior Savings Model, Part D Payment Modernization Model, and Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model.

Dr. Atalla has also held operational roles at Medco/Express Scripts and Fresenius. He holds a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree from the University of Florida and an MBA from Yale University.