John Auerbach, MBA
Senior Vice President for Public Health, ICF
John Auerbach is the Senior Vice President for Public Health at ICF where he serves as a thought leader and liaison with federal agencies and non-profit public health organizations. Over the course of a thirty-year career, John Auerbach has held senior public health positions at the federal, state, and local levels in both governmental and non-governmental organizations.
During his six years as the Commissioner of Public Health for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, he developed innovative programs to promote health equity, combat chronic and infectious disease, and support the successful implementation of the state’s health care reform initiative. He was an ASTHO board member throughout his tenure and board president in 2010-2011.
He was previously the Director of Intergovernmental and Strategic Affairs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), serving as the strategic advisor on CDC engagement with the government agencies at the federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial levels, public health partners, and other external partners. Earlier in his career, Auerbach was the CDC Associate Director and oversaw policy and the agency’s collaborative efforts with CMS, commercial payers, and large health systems.
For five years he served as the President and CEO of Trust for America’s Health (TFAH), where he oversaw TFAH's work to promote sound public health policy and make disease prevention a national priority through research, reports, communications campaigns, and government relations.
As Boston’s health commissioner for nine years, he directed homeless, substance abuse, and emergency medical services for the city as well as a wide range of public health divisions. During that time, he was a member of NACCHO’s board and was the designated board member for assisting with the planning of the annual NACCHO conference.
