Maria Joseph

Maria Joseph is the Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer at Weill Cornell Medicine, where she provides enterprise-wide leadership for compliance, privacy, investigations, policy governance, and Board reporting across clinical, research, and academic operations. She advises senior leadership and Board committees on regulatory risk, governance, and program effectiveness, and leads a multidisciplinary compliance organization supporting a complex academic medical center. Maria has more than two decades of experience in healthcare compliance and governance, with leadership roles at both Weill Cornell Medicine and Northwell Health. Her work has focused on building defensible compliance frameworks, overseeing investigations, strengthening privacy and data protection programs, and translating regulatory requirements into practical, operational solutions. She holds an Executive MBA and multiple professional certifications in healthcare compliance, coding, and auditing, and is an active speaker at national compliance and healthcare conferences.