Allyson Kinzel

Allyson H. Kinzel, J.D. Ms. Kinzel is the senior vice president of Legal and Regulatory Affairs at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. In this role, she serves as the Chief Regulatory Officer and leads Legal Services, Institutional Compliance, and Internal Audit. Ms. Kinzel is responsible for legal and regulatory matters that affect the institution. She is the Executive Sponsor of the Womens Leadership Network at MD Anderson and is a member of the Presidents Advisory Council, Diversity Council, Executive Institutional Compliance Committee, Audit Committee, Institutional Conflict of Interest Committee, and Art Committee. Since joining MD Anderson in 2008, Ms. Kinzel has served as the deputy chief compliance officer, vice president and chief compliance and ethics officer, and vice president and chief legal officer. Prior to her roles with MD Anderson, she represented health care providers as a partner at BakerHostetler LLP and as an attorney at Vinson and Elkins LLP. She was adjunct faculty for three years at the University of Houston Law Center, where she taught health law compliance classes. Ms. Kinzel holds a bachelors degree in art history from Trinity University, and she earned her law degree magna cum laude at Tulane Law School, where she was awarded the Order of the Coif. She has served on the Texas State Bar Health Law Council and has served as chair of the Houston Bar Association's Health Law Section. She is a national speaker on health law-related matters, including HIPAA Privacy and Security, foreign government influence, and hospital compliance programs.