Andrew D. Hyman

Mr. Hyman joined the Foundation in 2006 as a senior program officer in the Health Care Group, he and the Coverage Team work with policy-makers, researchers and advocates to help our nation’s leaders craft and enact policies designed to expand coverage.
Mr. Hyman came to the Foundation after serving as director of Government Relations and Legislative Counsel for the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors, which represents the public mental health systems in every state.
In that role, he sought to advance policies that secure positive health outcomes and full community participation for individuals with mental disorders Prior to his work in the mental health field, from 1998 to 2001, Mr. Hyman was the deputy director and then director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs at the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, serving as Secretary Donna Shalala’s liaison to state, local, and tribal governments.
He began his service at HHS as the special assistant to the general counsel in 1993.
Mr. Hyman received a J.D.
from the Fordham University School of Law, and a BA from Columbia College.
He and his wife, Molly Chrein, an attorney, live in Princeton.
They have two children, Lily and Nathaniel.