Javier William Lopez is the Assistant Commissioner for the Bureau of Systems Partnerships within the Center for Health Equity, a division of the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Javier’s work focuses on bringing together non-traditional partners to assist with the necessary systemic deconstruction and analysis needed to appropriately address racial health equity. Providing a consistent racial and social justice voice within the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Javier is considered one of the leading New York City voices in the health equity movement. Before his work at the Center for Health Equity, Javier worked in and out of government identifying new mechanisms, revenue streams and talking points that directly address injustices that have negatively impacted communities of color.
