Nancy Wexler, DBH, MPH

Program Officer

Nancy Wexler is a Program Officer at The John A. Hartford Foundation. She has more than 16 years of experience in developing and managing integrated care delivery and population health models aimed at improving the quality, value, and experience of care. Prior to joining the Foundation in 2019, Dr. Wexler served as Director of Innovation and Collaborative Care for Banner University Health Plans, where she developed care programs for older adults with complex needs and created alternative payment models and payer-provider partnerships. With the University of Arizona Center on Aging and Department of Geriatrics, she designed and launched primary care at home and interdisciplinary co-management programs serving older adults with co-occurring medical and behavioral health conditions.

Working to advance the care of the high-need populations and the development of new health leaders in the field, she has served on the Advisory Boards of Arizona State University’s College of Nursing and Health Innovation, the Arizona Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program, and the Community Health Worker Leadership Council. She is also a Faculty Associate at Arizona State’s College of Health Solutions doctoral program in integrated care.

Previously, Dr. Wexler spent almost 10 years at two Federally Qualified Health Centers developing and leading programs in the areas of community health, integrated behavioral health, oral health, and domestic violence. She has also directed a multi-agency community collaborative in the arena of family support.

Dr. Wexler is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the History of Science, received her Master’s Degree in Public Health from the University of Arizona, and completed a Doctorate of Behavioral Health at Arizona State University where she also earned a graduate certificate in Healthcare Innovation.