Jon Santiago, MD, MPH
Jon Santiago was sworn in by Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll as Massachusetts’ first Secretary of the Executive Office of Veterans Services (EOVS) on March 1, 2023. Secretary Santiago is a lifelong public servant and veteran who brings an unwavering commitment to ensuring that Massachusetts veterans have access to the services and benefits worthy of their service to our nation.
Most recently, he served as the State Representative for Massachusetts’ 9th Suffolk District (Boston), where he advocated to increase funding and services to address the substance use epidemic and affordable housing, and tackle health disparities. Secretary Santiago is a board-certified emergency medicine physician who practices at Boston Medical Center, the city’s safety-net hospital and New England’s busiest trauma center.
Prior to completing medical school at Yale University, he spent five years abroad, including service as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Dominican Republic and a Fulbright Scholar in Paris. He served as a Major in the United States Army Reserve, deploying overseas twice.
