Prabhu Ponkshe, M.A., L.L.B.

Communications Consultant, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Prabhu Ponkshe is president of Health Matrix, Inc., a communications consulting firm that focuses on science, policy and healthcare issues. Prabhu is a communications consultant for the Public Health Law Research (PHLR) program and other programs supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. He provides strategic communications input from funding research through promoting research results.  Health Matrix also provides policy communications support to leading scientific societies and other organizations. Prabhu has previously held senior positions in major health organizations and a health communications firm specializing in government consulting. He has also been an independent media relations consultant to major national advocacy groups.  He started his career as a reporter for Reuters.  Prabhu has an M.A. degree in mass communications and a degree in law.