Mollyann Brodie
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Executive Director, Public Opinion and Survey Research
Mollyann Brodie is executive vice president and chief operating officer of KFF and executive director of its Public Opinion and Survey Research Program. As COO, Dr. Brodie oversees KFF’s budgeting, human resources, facilities management and the executive operations of the president’s office and board of trustees. As head of Public Opinion and Survey Research, she oversees KFF’s polling, including the COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor, the monthly Health Tracking Poll and ongoing survey partnerships with news organizations. On May 27, 2026, KFF announced that Dr. Brodie, with Larry Levitt, will assume the leadership positions of President and CEO, respectively, in January 2027, after working with KFF’s founding President and CEO, Dr. Drew Altman, to oversee the organization for many years.
Dr. Brodie’s research efforts focus on understanding the American public’s views and knowledge concerning health policy issues, and the role of opinion in health policy debates. Her research has been published in the Journal of the American Medical Association; New England Journal of Medicine; Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law; and Health Affairs. She is co-editor of the book “American Public Opinion and Health Care.”
Dr. Brodie recently received the American Association of Public Opinion Research’s (AAPOR) Award for Exceptionally Distinguished Achievement for her professional accomplishments in the field. She also served as a past president of AAPOR and was the 2018 recipient of the Roper Center’s Warren J. Mitofsky Award for Excellence in Public Opinion Research.
She received a master’s degree in health policy and management and a Ph.D. in health policy from Harvard University.