Sinsi Hernández-Cancio, J.D., is the National Partnership for Women & Families’ vice president leading their Health Justice team. She is a national health and health care equity policy and advocacy thought leader with extensive experience spanning the government, labor, and non-profit arenas. She is dedicated to advancing equal opportunity for women and families of color and advocating for better health care access and quality for all. Sinsi believes our shared prosperity depends on transforming our health care system to meet the needs of our rapidly evolving nation so that it provides excellent, comprehensive, culturally centered, and affordable care for every single person, family, and community — which requires dismantling structural racism and other systemic inequities.
Sinsi is a recognized leader in the national health equity movement, a sought-after strategic advisor, and a dynamic, inspiring speaker adept at integrating her intersectional lived experiences into strategic, impactful policy advocacy. She has presented at national events across the country and served on numerous advisory committees for many organizations including the National Academy of Medicine, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the National Committee for Quality Assurance, the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the National Center for Complex Health and Social Needs and the American Association of Pediatrics. She currently serves on the boards of Change Lab Solutions, the Health Care Transformation Task Force, and the Primary Care Collaborative. She has published extensively and has appeared in national and state level English and Spanish television, radio, and print media. Born in Puerto Rico, she holds a JD from NYU Law and an AB from Princeton University. She lives in Fairfax with her husband, teenage son, and three rescue dogs. She loves sci-fi, growing food, playing board games, and expressing her love for family and friends by feeding them.