Kristina Celentano, MPP, PMP

Health Business Consultant

Krissy Celentano brings fifteen years of digital heath experience partnering with high, middle, and low-income countries to support strategic planning, program design, policy development, governance efforts, implementation, and technical support. Most recently supporting the Office of the National Coordination for Health Information Technology’s Social Determinants of Health Information Exchange Technical Expert Panel, Toolkit and Learning Forum activities, amongst other projects.

She previously served as a Senior Health Information Systems Advisor to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in the Office of HIV/AIDS. She chaired the Agency’s Health Informatics Work Group, led internal capacity-building efforts, managed the digital health field champions community of practice, provided country technical assistance, as well as supported the development of a digital health strategy. Krissy also oversaw a data system supporting interagency HIV/AIDS data collection and analysis to inform policy and funding decisions.

Prior to joining USAID, Krissy served in several capacities at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Krissy is currently an Adjunct Professor of Health Informatics at George Washington University and the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Services, as well as an emeritus Advisory Board member of the Global Digital Health Network.