Jamie Bussel

Jamie Bussel is a senior program officer at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She is deeply committed to discovering, learning, and exploring cutting edge ideas with the potential to help create a culture of health and ensure that all children and families have what they need to thrive. She currently serves as the lead on the Foundation's efforts to prevent childhood obesity. Through her programming, Bussel helps foster multidisciplinary partnerships and systems-level change strategies to transform the health of people and places. A strong believer in the impact of our physical, social, and educational environments on health, she hopes that her work will contribute to a healthier future for all our children. She received an M.P.H. in behavioral sciences/health education from Rutgers University, School of Public Health, and a B.A. in English literature from the University of Michigan. A New Jersey native, she lives in Bedminster with her husband, two daughters, and rescue dog.