Robert Charrow

Robert Phillip Charrow (born October 21, 1944)[1] is an American lawyer and government official.

Robert Charrow
General Counsel of the United States Department of Health and Human Services
In office January 2, 2018 – January 20, 2021
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	William B. Schultz
Succeeded by	Samuel Bagenstos
Principal Deputy General Counsel of the United States Department of Health and Human Services
In office 1985–1989
President	Ronald Reagan
Personal details
Born	(1944-10-21) October 21, 1944 St. Louis, Missouri
Education	Harvey Mudd College Stanford Law School

Currently a shareholder at the law firm of Greenberg Traurig, he was nominated by President Donald Trump to be the General Counsel of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. He was confirmed on December 21, 2017.[2] He previously worked for the law firm of Crowell & Moring. In the Ronald Reagan administration, Charrow served as Deputy and then Principal Deputy General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.[3][4] In those roles, he supervised the chief counsel for the Health Care Financing Administration, Office of Inspector General, the Food and Drug Administration, and the United States Public Health Service.[5]