Senior Vice President
Ph: 212-584-7690
Sandman@NYSHealth.org
As Senior Vice President of NYSHealth, Dr. Sandman acts as a key advisor to the President and CEO and has a central role in developing the foundation's program areas, identifying emerging opportunities and strategic niches, building partnerships with other foundations, ensuring quality and accountability, and evaluating the performance of programs and grantees.
Dr. Sandman was previously Managing Director of Manatt Health Solutions where he advised health care providers, foundations, payers, associations, government, and companies regarding development of new health care programs, services and restructuring plans. Before joining Manatt, Dr. Sandman was appointed by the Governor of New York as Executive Director of the Commission on Health Care Facilities in the 21st Century. The Commission was a nonpartisan panel charged with evaluating and reforming the State’s health care delivery and financing systems. The Commission developed binding recommendations to reconfigure the supply of hospitals and nursing homes to best respond to regional and community needs for access to high-quality care.
Previously, Dr. Sandman was Vice President at Harris Interactive, a global research and consulting firm, best known for The Harris Poll. In that capacity, he was responsible for the design, execution, and analysis of research on health and public affairs for nonprofit organizations, universities, foundations, heath care systems, and corporations.
Prior to joining Harris Interactive, Dr. Sandman served as Assistant Vice President at The Commonwealth Fund, where he was responsible for projects related to health care coverage and access, health care in New York City, Medicare, and quality of care issues. He has also served as a Policy Analyst with the City of New York Department of Health; at a number of community-based HIV/AIDS organizations; and has worked as a researcher at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. Dr. Sandman received his Bachelor of Arts degree, Phi Beta Kappa, from Haverford College, and his Master of Public Administration and Ph.D. from New York University's Wagner School of Public Service.
