Asha Scielzo, JD serves as the Director of the Health Law and Policy Program and Adjunct Professor of Law at American University Washington College of Law. Asha is a passionate leader and educator with substantial expertise in health care transactional, regulatory, and compliance matters. Combining several years of law practice with roles in academia, Asha brings over 25 years of industry experience to the classroom and is deeply committed to mentoring the next generation of health law leaders.
Asha’s talents extend to the boardroom as she is uniquely qualified in analyzing risk and distilling complex legal issues into operational takeaways for effective governance and compliance. Asha is privileged to serve on the Board of Directors of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics, where she chairs the Nominating & Governance Committee. She also serves as the Immediate Past President of the American Health Law Association, as Co-Chair of the Health Law Section of the South Asian Bar Association of North America, and as Secretary of the Section on Law, Medicine & Health Care of The Association of American Law Schools. She recently joined the Food and Drug Law Institute’s 2026 FDLI Forward Committee and the Steering Committee of the National Legal Masters Association. Asha is a strategic thinker, skilled at building trust and guiding organizations in implementing governance best practices.