Jennifer Nord Mallard

Jennifer Nord Mallard, a leader with over 20 years of policy, regulatory, and legislative expertise, is Vice President of Government Affairs at Better Medicare Alliance. Most recently, she served as Head of Government Affairs at Tempus, an AI-enabled precision medicine company.  She also served as Head of the Health Care Practice at The Vogel Group, working with clients in manufacturing, supply chain, tech, insurance, biopharma, and providers representing startups through Fortune top 10 corporations.  For close to a decade, she managed and led the world-renowned Mayo Clinic’s Washington D.C. office and was responsible for the analysis, evaluation, and implementation of the Clinic’s regulatory affairs and legislative initiatives.  Jennifer was also the Senior Associate Director of the American Hospital Association where she developed and implemented a diverse federal advocacy agenda.  She was the chief healthcare policy advisor to Congressman Rick Lazio in his congressional office and volunteered in a similar capacity for his Senate campaign.  She started her vast health policy career as a policy analyst at the National Conference of State Legislators.  Jennifer received her bachelor’s degree from the College of Saint Benedict/St. John’s University in Minnesota and a master’s degree in political science from American University.