Leslie Norwalk Biography and Net Worth

Leslie V. Norwalk, Esq. has served as a member of our board of directors since September 2023. Ms. Norwalk previously served as a member of the board of directors of NuVasive, Inc. from May 2014 to September 2023.  Ms. Norwalk is currently strategic counsel to Epstein Becker & Green, EBG Advisors and National Health Advisors. She also serves as a healthcare, regulatory and policy advisor to several private equity firms. Ms. Norwalk previously served the Bush Administration as the acting administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. She managed the day-to-day operations of Medicare, Medicaid, State Child Health Insurance Programs, Survey and Certification of Health Care Facilities and other federal health care initiatives. For four years prior to that, she was the agency’s deputy administrator, responsible for the implementation of the hundreds of changes made under the Medicare Modernization Act, including the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit. Prior to serving the Bush Administration, she practiced law in the Washington, D.C. office of Epstein Becker & Green where she advised clients on a variety of health policy matters. She also served in the first Bush Administration in the White House Office of Presidential Personnel, and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Ms. Norwalk serves as a director of Arvinas, ModivCare and Neurocrine Biosciences, as well as several privately held healthcare companies. She is also a member of APCO Worldwide’s International Advisory Council. Ms. Norwalk earned a bachelor’s degree, cum laude, in economics and international relations from Wellesley College and a juris doctor degree from the George Mason University School of Law.