Afia Asamoah is Head of Legal at Google Health. She returned to Google to lead the health legal team after 5 years building and leading legal, compliance, and regulatory teams at Verily Life Sciences, an Alphabet company. Prior to joining Google, Afia counseled biotechnology and medical device clients on a range of healthcare, regulatory, and compliance issues at a global law firm. From 2009-2011, Afia advised senior leaders and staff as a Special Assistant in the Office of the Commissioner at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. She received four awards while at the agency, including the FDA Commissioner’s Special Citation. Afia received her undergraduate degree from Harvard University, Masters in Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government, and her Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School.