Stephen B. Hanse, Esq., has served as President & CEO of NYSHFA | NYSCAL and President of the Foundation for Quality Care since January 2017. He formerly held the position of Vice President & Counsel for the Association beginning in 2013. Prior to joining NYSHFA | NYSCAL Stephen was with the law firm of Featherstonhaugh, Wiley & Clyne where he represented healthcare organizations and Fortune 500 companies before New York’s Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches of government. Earlier in his career, Stephen was Vice President of the Energy Association of New York State and held several policy positions in the New York State Senate and Assembly. Stephen is active in the American Health Care Association, the New York State Bar Association, the Board of the Albany Law School Government Law Center and the Board of the Albany Law Elder Law and Special Needs Subcommittee. He is admitted to the Bar in New York State, the United States District Court for the Northern District, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.