Andrew B. MacLean is the Chief Executive Officer of the Maine Medical Association, a professional organization representing more than 4300 Maine physicians, residents, and medical students that is a component of the federation of the American Medical Association. The MMA’s mission is to support Maine physicians, advance the quality of medicine in Maine, and promote the health of all Maine people. He provides executive leadership and is responsible for all operations of the organization. Before his appointment as CEO, Mr. MacLean served for twenty years in roles including Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel, and Director of Government Affairs.

Mr. MacLean has advised various health care entities and practitioners in matters of health care law, policy, and politics since 1992. Before joining the MMA, Mr. MacLean was in the private practice of law in Augusta and Portland, and on the legal staff of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maine. From 1992-1994, he served as Assistant Legal Counsel and the principal health policy aide to Governor John R. McKernan, Jr.

Mr. MacLean writes and speaks frequently about issues of health law and policy.

Mr. MacLean is a 1984 graduate of Duke University and received his law degree from the University of Maine School of Law in 1991. In 1997, he completed the Executive Program in Health Policy and Management at the Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service at the University of Southern Maine. He is a member of the American Society of Association Executives, the American Society of Medical Association Counsel (President 2007), the American Association of Medical Society Executives, the State Bar of Arizona, and the Maine State Bar Association - Health Law Section (Chair 2015-2016). He is admitted to practice law in Maine and Arizona. Mr. MacLean served on active duty in the United States Marine Corps from 1984 to 1988. Currently a resident of Augusta, Maine, he served as Mayor of the City of Gardiner from 2007-2013. He is a member of the Board of Directors of MaineGeneral Community Care (Chair, 2020 - present), the Iris Network, and the Daniel Hanley Center for Health Leadership.