Heather Briccetti
Heather Briccetti Heather Briccetti joined The Business Council as Vice President of Government Affairs in December of 2007. Prior to joining The Business Council, Heather was a consultant and lobbyist for Powers and Company, where she advised clients on a range of state and federal government relations issues.Briccetti previously served as an assistant counsel to the state Senate majority, working on a range of issues, including economic development, budget reform, and consumer protection. She also worked for the Assembly majority for several years, serving as a legislative aide and Counsel to the committee on Racing and Wagering.

She has also served as special counsel in the office of the state Attorney General, where her responsibilities included coordinating activities between the bureaus in the Attorney General’s office and the state Legislature and the Governor’s office.
Briccetti has worked in private practice as a founding partner of the Sweeney & Wollowitz and as chief public defender in Rensselaer County.

She grew up in Syracuse, New York. Briccetti received her undergraduate degree from the State University of New York at Binghamton and her law degree from Albany Law School. Briccetti now lives in Troy, outside of Albany, with her three sons.

Heather can be reached at Heather.Briccetti@bcnys.org