Hannah Lobb is a Senior Policy Advisor and Head of Rapid Response at the James Martin Institute for Public Policy.

Hannah joins JMI from the NSW Ministry of Health, where she worked in the Strategy Unit leading the implementation of Future Health, the Ministry’s 10-year strategy. Prior to this, Hannah was an analyst at Te Tai Ōhanga (New Zealand Treasury), where she supported ministers on New Zealand’s COVID-19 response and health system reform, focused on improving equity and outcomes across Aotearoa New Zealand. Through these roles, she has gained broad experience operating across a range of policy areas and levels of government, as well as in system reform and strategy.

Hannah holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies from Kenyon College (Ohio, USA) and a Master of Public Policy from the University of Auckland.