Vanessa Bongiorno

Vice President, Partner

Vanessa Bongiorno joined Hodes & Landy in January 2025, and has twenty-five years of experience in government relations and advocacy.

Vanessa is an accomplished, trusted adviser who represents clients before the Governor’s office, state agencies and legislative branches of New York State government. Vanessa’s work focuses on providing policy and regulatory analysis and strategy development for clients in the public health, insurance, mental health, human services, public protection, human rights, professional licensure, education and agriculture sectors.

Throughout her career, Ms. Bongiorno has worked tirelessly on behalf of health care providers, patients, families, civil legal service providers, social services organizations, biotech companies and trade associations to raise awareness for their most pressing issues and to advance their priorities in New York. Vanessa assists clients in the development of budgetary, legislative and policy initiatives, regulatory solutions, political strategies, alliance development and grassroots advocacy campaigns.

Vanessa began her career working for a labor union and has held several senior level positions at two prominent Albany law firms and a leading government relations firm in New York. In 2023 and 2024, Vanessa was also recognized by City and State magazine as a notable New Yorker advocating for policy changes at the state level in their Who’s Who in Government Relations publication.

Vanessa received her Master’s degree in Public Administration from Marist College and a dual Bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Criminal Justice from the State University of New York at Albany.

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