Lili Farhang

Lili Farhang, M.P.H., serves as one of Human Impact Partners’ two codirectors, leading the overall strategic direction of the organization, in alignment with its mission, vision, values, and its strategic plan. For more than 20 years, Farhang has visioned, developed, and implemented policy and systems change to advance health equity in the government and nonprofit sectors. She helped launch the practice of health impact assessment in the United States and expanded the field’s focus on social determinants of health policy, for example, on gentrification, displacement, and land use, as well as on economic justice. Since joining HIP over a decade ago, she has helped establish the organization as a well-regarded example of what it means to bring social justice and public health practice together. Farhang earned an M.P.H. from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.