Martha Nolan, JD
Vice President, Public Policy

Martha Nolan, Vice President, Public Policy is responsible for the development and implementation of all SWHR’s government relations activities and public policy programs and statements. In this capacity, she provides advice and counsel to SWHR's president on public policy goals and strategies and directs the advocacy of SWHR’s mission and priorities not only before Congress, but the Administration and its Agencies as well.

Ms. Nolan joined SWHR in September 2003 after nearly eighteen years of experience working for the health insurance industry as a lawyer and a lobbyist. Her most recent experience was as Assistant Vice President of Federal Affairs at MetLife, a provider of insurance and other financial services to individual and institutional customers, where she was responsible for lobbying on all legislative and regulatory health issues, including nonmedical health products such as dental, long-term care and disability income insurance. In her capacity at MetLife, Ms. Nolan lobbied for the successful passage of the Federal Employee Long Term Care Insurance Act of 2001, the first benefit addition to federal employees in a very long time. Ms. Nolan also chaired the Disability Insurance Industry Technical Advisory Group before the Social Security Administration and co-chaired the Disability Discussion Group, a broad based forum created to discuss disability issues in Washington.

Prior to joining MetLife, Nolan was Senior Counsel for State Affairs for United Health Group (UHG). There she oversaw lobbying, coordinated advocacy and managed state legislative and regulatory issues for over half the country. Prior to UHG, Ms. Nolan managed State Affairs health lobbying for all 50 states for MetLife. She also worked for CIGNA and HIAA prior to her employment with MetLife.

A lawyer by profession, Nolan earned her Juris Doctorate at Suffolk University Law School. She received a Bachelor’s degree in American History from Harvard University.