Andrew Tomlinson is the Director of Regulatory Affairs at the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) where he advocates on behalf of AHIMA members on issues related to the intersection of technology and healthcare. Prior to his time at AHIMA Andrew served as the Director of Federal Affairs at the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) and as a Director of External Affairs at Unitedhealth Group. Andrew has worked on health IT policy for over 10 years, including during a six-year career at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) that culminated with a posting focused on international health IT issues and stakeholder engagement for the National Coordinator. A graduate of American University in Washington, DC, Andrew grew up in metro-Detroit and currently resides with his wife and dog in Baltimore, MD.