Harvard Chan School experts tapped for Biden administration posts January 22, 2021 – Two faculty members from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health—Sara Bleich and Benjamin Sommers—and one former faculty member, Gina McCarthy, have been chosen for roles in the new Biden-Harris administration. The appointments for Bleich and Sommers were announced January 20, shortly after the inauguration of President Joe Biden. McCarthy’s appointment was announced in mid-December. Sara Bleich Bleich, professor of public health policy in the Department of Health Policy and Management, will serve in the new position of senior advisor for COVID-19 in the Office of the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). In that role, she’ll lead efforts related to the pandemic, economic recovery, and federal nutrition assistance programs.