Dear Colleagues,  

Please join us in welcoming Natasha Rishi-Bohra as Deputy Director of the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Pediatric Technology Center at Georgia Tech (PTC). In this role, she will serve as a strategic leader and primary point of contact for the PTC. She started on Monday, June 2.  

Natasha brings more than 13 years of experience at the intersection of health strategy, innovation, and operations. She has led major transformation efforts across healthcare systems, focusing on advancing value-based care, improving access, and implementing scalable solutions across diverse populations.

Most recently, Natasha held leadership roles at Evolent, where she directed enterprise-level strategy and performance solutions in specialty and primary care. Her work included designing and operationalizing care models to close clinical gaps, reduce avoidable hospitalizations, and create value-driven partnerships with provider organizations.

Previously, she served as a senior strategy leader at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, where she led programs to support the adoption of value-based payment models and integrated care delivery for high need primary care practices. She has also advised national and global health organizations through roles at Deloitte Consulting and Global Impact Advisors, driving strategic planning, policy implementation, and system-level innovation.

Natasha also brings a deep commitment to teaching and mentorship. She currently serves as adjunct faculty at the Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, where she guides students in applying health policy analysis to real-world challenges. Previously, she held a similar faculty role at NYU. Natasha holds a Master of Public Health from Boston University, with a concentration in Maternal and Child Health.

We are excited to welcome Natasha to this important role and look forward to working with her to further the work of the PTC.  

Sincerely,  

Stanislav Emelianov, PhD   
James A. Carlos Family Chair and Co-Director, Children's Pediatric Technology Center at Georgia Tech   
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Tech   
Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar  
 

Wilbur Lam, MD, PhD  

Co-Director, Children's Pediatric Technology Center at Georgia Tech   
Professor and W. Paul Bowers Research Chair, Department of Pediatrics and the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering   
Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta   
Director, Center for the Advancement of Diagnostics for a Just Society (ADJUST Center)   
Vice Chair of Innovation and Technology Research, Department of Pediatrics   
Associate Dean of Innovation, Emory University School of Medicine   
Vice Provost for Entrepreneurship, Emory University