Dr. Kavita Patel joined the SelectQuote Board of Directors in 2020, bringing deep and varied experience in public health and policy. She previously worked on healthcare reform under President Barack Obama, serving as Director of Policy for the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement, and currently serves as a Scholar at the Brookings Institution. Dr. Patel has also served as deputy director on health to the late Senator Edward Kennedy. In addition to her health policy work, she is also a practicing primary care physician at Mary’s Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center in Washington D.C. Dr. Patel received her undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin and her M.D. from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. She also earned a Masters of Science in Health Services Research from UCLA.