Golda Philip, JD, MPH

Golda Philip is the Supervising Attorney and Friedman Clinical Teaching Fellow of the Health Justice Policy and Advocacy Clinic, George Washington University School of Law. Prior to joining GW Law School, Golda Philip spent 16 years in progressively senior leadership roles across various agencies in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.  Most recently, she served as the Senior Advisor for Equity for the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) within the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA), where she advanced the bureau’s national work to reduce disparities and achieve equity in maternal and child health.  Prior to that, she served as Deputy Director for the Office of Civil Rights, Diversity and Inclusion at HRSA.  In this role, she established a new branch that provided guidance to organizations across the country on how to proactively comply with civil rights laws as recipients of federal funding.  Before her roles at HRSA, Golda held leadership positions across HHS including at the National Institutes of Health and the Office for Civil Rights. Golda began her career as a Health Law Fellow at the National Women’s Law Center, where her worked focused on advocating for the needs of women and girls in state and federal health reform efforts. 

Outside of her professional work, Golda co-founded Hospital for Hope, a non-profit organization that aims to improve the healthcare infrastructure in a severely underserved region of India.  Golda has also held various boards positions including roles with the Washington Council of Lawyers, a voluntary bar association dedicated to public interest and pro bono law. She earned a B.A. at Stanford University, an M.P.H. at Tufts University School of Medicine, and a J.D. at Northeastern University School of Law.