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Kirsten Sloan is Vice President of the National Partnership for Women & Families with responsibility for the organization's multi-faceted health portfolio.

Prior to joining the National Partnership, Sloan was the director of federal health issues for AARP the nation’s largest consumer organization. In that role, she served as chief health lobbyist and managed a team of senior lobbyists in AARP’s Government Relations Department. Sloan and her team worked directly with the Congress and the Administration on advancing AARP’s key health care priorities including Medicare, prescription drugs, long-term care, Medicaid, managed care, health insurance, and health care quality.

Earlier in her career at AARP, Sloan worked as the national coordinator for health issues, the health team deputy director, chief Medicare lobbyist, and as a legislative specialist with a special focus on the Catastrophic Coverage Act. Prior to AARP, Sloan was the legislative aide for Congressman Norm Dicks (D-WA) and was responsible for health care appropriations and aging issues.

Sloan is a graduate of the University of Washington in Seattle, Wash. She currently resides in Washington, D.C.