Maria Kelly Bland is an experienced legal professional currently serving as Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at athenahealth, a position held since February 2012, with prior roles including Assistant General Counsel, Associate General Counsel, and Senior Corporate Counsel. Before joining athenahealth, Maria worked at Nixon Peabody as an Associate in the Global Business Transactions Practice Group from September 2007 to February 2012, and gained experience as a Law Clerk at both Witecki Law Office and the United States Attorney Office for the Northern District of New York in 2005. Maria earned a Juris Doctor from Albany Law School in 2007 and a Bachelor of Arts in Government and International Relations from William & Mary in 2002.