Alison B. Bianchi

Alison B. Bianchi is General Counsel and Special Advisor at the New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC). She is responsible for all contract administration, and for managing and maintaining an effective compliance program for NYeC regarding all aspects of State and federal laws, regulations, and grant and procurement guidelines, including HIPAA, HITECH and other related areas of healthcare compliance.

Prior to joining NYeC, Alison served as Counsel and Deputy Commissioner for Legal Affairs at the New York State Education Department from 2016-2019 and as Deputy Counsel from 2011-2016. As Counsel, Alison provided legal advice and counsel to the New York State Board of Regents, the Commissioner of Education and the Department’s leadership and staff. Her areas of expertise included administrative appeals; elementary and secondary education, including assessments and accountability and student data privacy; federal legislation and programs; and State ethics, Freedom of Information and Open Meetings laws.

She received a J.D. in 1998 from Boston University School of Law, where she served as an editor on the Public Interest Law Journal, and a B.A. from Colgate University in 1995, graduating magna cum laude.