Ava Ayers Takes on New Leadership Role at NY Ethics Commission

Albany Law School is proud to celebrate Professor Ava Ayers, who has been appointed as Vice Chair of the New York State Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (COELIG). 

Ayers, a distinguished graduate of Georgetown Law, brings a wealth of experience to her new role. She currently serves as Director of the Online Government Affairs and Advocacy Program at Albany Law School. She previously spent five years as the Director of the Government Law Center at Albany Law School. 

Prior to joining the Albany Law faculty, served nine years in the New York Attorney General’s office as a Senior Assistant Solicitor General. Additionally, she clerked for the Honorable Sonia Sotomayor on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and for the Honorable Gerard Lynch in the Southern District of New York. Ayers expressed her gratitude for her new position, highlighting the Commission's vital mission of fostering public trust in government.

“I am humbled to be asked by my colleagues to serve as Vice Chair of this body, and I am grateful to our departing and incoming Chairs, who both care so deeply about the mission of promoting trust in government,” Ayers said in a COELIG release. “It is an honor to serve on a Commission where all my colleagues, both the Commission and staff, are unwaveringly committed to the vision of a New York where all citizens have confidence that their government is acting in their best interest.”