As a part of the Hart Career Center’s Titan Career Chat series, Matthew Roberts ’01, MPH, DrPH discussed his role as a public health official fighting communicable disease outbreaks, preparing for and responding to public health emergencies, developing informatics capacity at health departments and in healthcare, and leading the assessment of Medicaid healthcare programs in New York. He provided context for the coronavirus pandemic, how health departments and healthcare systems respond, and what this means for the future.