Peter Meisel
About Peter Meisel
Peter Meisel is the Director of Player Health at the NBA, with a diverse background in health policy, philanthropy, and finance.
Title: Director, Player Health at NBA
Peter Meisel is the Director of Player Health at the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has held this position since 2021 and is based in New York, New York. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing player health initiatives and ensuring the well-being of NBA athletes.
Previous Roles at NBA
Peter Meisel has an extensive career at the NBA, having held multiple positions focused on player health before becoming the Director. From 2019 to 2022, he served as the Senior Manager of Player Health, and prior to that, he was the Manager of Player Health from 2017 to 2019. His journey at the NBA began as a Project Manager in 2016, a role he held for a year in the Greater New York City Area.
Philanthropy and Health Policy Expertise
Before joining the NBA, Peter Meisel gained significant experience in the field of philanthropy. He worked as an Associate Program Officer at The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust from 2013 to 2016. He also possesses expertise in health policy, developed during his time as a Government Affairs Fellow at Cubist Pharmaceuticals between 2012 and 2013.
Education in Public Health and Biochemistry
Peter Meisel holds a Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH) in Health Policy from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, which he completed from 2011 to 2013. He also earned a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Biochemistry from Bates College, where he studied from 2003 to 2007.
Early Career and Research Experience
Peter Meisel began his career with various roles that provided a diverse skill set. He served as a Senior Fund Accountant at Brown Brothers Harriman from 2008 to 2011 in Boston, MA. He also worked as a Laboratory Technician at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center for a year starting in 2007. His early career included roles that strengthened his research skills, such as a Research Assistant at the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth and as a student at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.