Sarita A. Mohanty, MD, MPH, MBA, is President and CEO of The SCAN Foundation (TSF), a philanthropy that envisions a society where all of us can age well with purpose. TSF pursues this vision by igniting bold and equitable changes in how older adults age in both home and community. TSF’s grants and impact investments prioritize communities that have been historically marginalized with an emphasis on older people of color, older adults with lower incomes, and older residents in rural communities.
Before joining TSF, Sarita was Vice President of Care Coordination for Medicaid and Vulnerable Populations at Kaiser Permanente. Her past roles include Chief Medical Officer at COPE Health Solutions, Senior Medical Director at L.A. Care Health Plan, and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Southern California. She earned her MD from Boston University, an MPH from Harvard, and an MBA from UCLA, with an undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley. Sarita completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess and a research fellowship at Harvard Medical School. She continues to teach as an Associate Professor at the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine and practices internal medicine with Kaiser Permanente.
Sarita’s expertise spans care integration, Medicaid and Medicare transformation, social determinants of health, and advancing equitable systems change, particularly for older adults in under-resourced communities. She is a nationally recognized voice in aging, health equity, and
systems innovation.
She serves on several boards and advisory councils, including the Long-Term Quality Alliance (LTQA), a national coalition advancing person-centered long-term services and supports; the Leadership Council for the Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging; and California’s IMPACT Stakeholder Committee, which guides policy innovation at the intersection of aging, disability, and equity.
In 2023, she was named to ForbesWomen’s “50 Over 50” list in partnership with Know Your Value, celebrating her impactful leadership and aligning with TSF’s mission to elevate aging as a superpower.
Outside of work, Sarita enjoys international travel, tennis, and time with her husband, three children, and their dog, Apollo.