Carl Schiessl

Senior Director, Regulatory Advocacy, Connecticut Hospital Association

Adjunct Faculty

Carl Schiessl is an attorney and advocate with experience as legal and compliance counselor to healthcare, insurance, financial services and manufacturing companies. At the Connecticut Hospital Association, Schiessl advises hospitals on all legislative and regulatory matters, emphasizing patient care regulation. He is a principal spokesperson for the hospital industry with state and federal agencies and accreditation entities. He was elected six times to the Connecticut House of Representatives, serving as chairman of the Finance, Revenue & Bonding Committee, as deputy majority leader, and a member of the Public Health Committee. He was also legal counsel to the State Senate.