Berkeley Yorkery MPP

Berkeley Yorkery is an Assistant Research Director on the Health Care Transformation team and serves as Managing Director for a new initiative aimed at improving health and well-being among North Carolina’s perinatal-to-three population. She is a seasoned policy analyst and researcher with a strong track record of leading cross-sector collaborations and developing evidence-informed solutions to challenges in local, state and federal child and health policy.

Before joining Duke-Margolis, Berkeley was the Scientific Manager at the Duke Center for Child and Family Policy. In that role, she led strategic initiatives across the Center’s research, education, and engagement portfolios; managed partnerships with state and community stakeholders; and oversaw communications and dissemination efforts. Previously, she served as Associate Director at the North Carolina Institute of Medicine, where she led Task Forces focused on enhancing the health and well-being of North Carolinians. Her work spanned a broad range of issues, including Medicaid transformation, perinatal health, young children’s social and emotional development, mental health and substance use, rural health, and access to care.