BHHI Leadership

Margot Kushel, MD

Professor of Medicine, Division Chief, UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations, Director, Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative
Medicine

Margot Kushel, MD, is Professor of Medicine at UCSF, Division Chief of the Center for Vulnerable Populations, and Director of the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (ZSFG).

Cynthia Nagendra, JD

Executive Director
Cynthia Nagendra is the Executive Director of the UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative. She has worked in the field of homelessness for more than 15 years in direct services, national policy, advocacy, capacity building, and technical assistance.