Anna Fogel

Anna is a Vice President at Social Finance, where she partners with innovators in government to transform public systems to focus on outcomes. She leads the Public Sector Practice’s work supporting state partners with improving benefits access and accuracy, including partnering closely with states to strengthen SNAP and Medicaid while implementing HR1 requirements.

Anna rejoined Social Finance from the Administration of Children and Families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, where she served as Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary on Technology and Delivery. She was responsible for advancing the agency’s work to leverage technology, data, and program design to improve the delivery of services.

Prior to her work in federal government, Anna served in DC’s Department of Human Services. She served as the first-ever Deputy Administrator for Permanent Housing, a new division that was created to oversee the agency’s permanent housing voucher programs, and as the deputy chief of staff, where she played a central role in the agency’s Covid-19 response. Prior to her work in DC government, Anna spent five years at Social Finance, where she focused on building and growing its Public Sector Practice. Earlier in her career, she worked in international development with a focus on financial inclusion.

Anna has a master’s in public affairs from the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University and a bachelor’s degree from Harvard College.