Morgan Fitzgerald

Fitzgerald brings with her 14 years of health policy and leadership experience in state government and academic medicine. She recently served as assistant chief of the Elder Connections Division at the Ohio Department of Aging (ODA), co-leading the team responsible for administering Older Americans Act programs and other statewide healthy aging initiatives. Having joined ODA in 2020, Fitzgerald led the development and implementation of Ohio’s Strategic Action Plan on Aging, Implementation Toolkit and Ohio’s 2023-2026 State Plan on Aging. Fitzgerald played a critical role in other key initiatives, including COVID-19 response and the Governor’s Nursing Home Quality and Accountability Task Force.

Before her role at ODA, Fitzgerald worked for 10 years at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, managing a variety of clinical, non-clinical and health policy projects. She is skilled in public health, public policy, project management, research and strategic planning, and she has subject matter expertise in areas including cognitive neurology and population health. Fitzgerald has an unwavering dedication to serving Ohioans and is passionate about instituting systemic changes to eliminate disparities and inequities. She is a Certified Health Education Specialist and received both a bachelor’s degree in health sciences and a master’s degree in public health from The Ohio State University.