Veronica Njodinizeh

Education: MA in Health Administration and Certificate in Ambulatory Care Systems from the University of Southern California; BS in Chemistry, pre-med from Wright State University; Certificate of Diversity & Inclusion from Cornell University

Recent projects include: Obama Foundation: My Brother’s Keeper

Interests: Traveling, Biking, Cooking, Writing & Publishing, & Mentoring

Veronica brings to PEG her strategic planning and implementation experience focusing on race and equity-centered projects.  

Her data-driven strategic work has transformed and created hiring, training and mentoring programs for second-chance youth and young men of color for the LA County Library. A former FUSE Executive Fellow at the City of Long Beach, she worked closely with the leadership of the City Manager’s Office and Department of Health to write the City’s My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) Implementation Plan and deliver the MBKA Regional Summit in partnership with the Obama Foundation. Her work created a $300K budget for the City of Long Beach to continue the MBK work. 

Prior to her fellowship, she served as a Senior Health Benefits Advisor with J. Glynn & Company, focused primarily on public school district clients in Southern California as the exclusive health benefits consultant and patient advocate for the California Education Coalition for Health Care Reform. 

Veronica honed many of her client-focused delivery skills as a management consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as a Business Development Manager and Healthcare Advisory Consultant serving global and national clients. 

Veronica holds an MA in Health Administration from the University of Southern California and a BS in Chemistry from Wright State University. She also earned her Certificate in Diversity & Inclusion from Cornell University.