Shane K. Hebel

Shane Hebel is a Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School, where he teaches the Negotiation Workshop. . He is also the Senior Director of External Relations and HIV at OraSure Technologies, where he leads federal and state policy engagement in support of HIV testing and prevention, and is the founder of Claimant, a public benefit corporation helping people navigate denied insurance claims for preventive care. He co-chairs the government affairs working group for the Business Action to End HIV, a coalition of nearly 100 employers advancing private-sector advocacy on HIV policy.

Shane’s career began at the intersection of law and human rights, working with the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network and later consulting for UNAIDS’ Human Rights and Law Division. He went on to build and commercialize HIV diagnostics and adherence technologies at UrSure and OraSure, and has spent the years since translating between industry, government, and community to advance HIV policy that works in practice.

Shane holds a JD from Harvard Law School and an MBA from Quantic Univeristy, and is admitted to the Massachusetts and District of Columbia bars. He serves on the board of Grassroots Health. He lives in Washington, DC.