Dr. Cora Neumann is a Democratic Montana state senator (elected 2024), public health practitioner, and nonprofit leader with over 25 years of experience advancing health, equity, and economic opportunity across the US and globally. She has worked at the US State Department, RAND Corporation, World Health Organization, Bush Institute, Montana Public Health Institute, and currently with the Native American Development Corporation, helping improve health outcomes and build Indigenous-led systems of care. In 2009, she founded the Global First Ladies Alliance with Laura Bush and Michelle Obama, which has been profiled in The New York Times, Oprah Magazine, and Harper's Bazaar, and has worked with over 100 'first ladies' worldwide. Dr. Neumann holds a master's in public health from Columbia University and a doctorate in international development from the University of Oxford, UK. She serves on the board of Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and was raised in Bozeman, Montana, where she lives with four generations of family.
