Jay Gonzalez
Education
Georgetown University Law Center, JD 1996
Bio
Jay Gonzalez is currently a partner in the Public Finance Group at Hinckley, Allen & Snyder, where he helps states, cities, towns and other governmental entities finance capital projects and other governmental programs. Jay began his career as a public finance lawyer and eventually became a partner at Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge (now Locke Lord). After the election of Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, Jay left the practice of law to work in state government and was appointed to serve as the Secretary of Administration and Finance, where he oversaw the state budget and 18 state agencies. After his time in state government, Jay served as the president and CEO of CeltiCare Health Plan of Massachusetts and New Hampshire Healthy Families, which provided health insurance coverage to low-income people in the state Medicaid programs. Following his time in health care, Jay was a Democratic candidate for Governor of Massachusetts and was elected to be the Democratic nominee for the 2018 general election.