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Chrissy Buteas is the President and CEO of the HealthCare Institute of New Jersey (HINJ), an organization founded in 1997 that serves as the trade association for the leading research-based biopharmaceutical and medical technology companies in New Jersey.

Buteas brings a wealth of leadership experience to her current role at HINJ. Her diverse career path includes serving as the Vice President of Government Affairs at Altice (Optimum), a major broadband communications and video service provider operating across 21 states. She also held the position of Chief Government Affairs Officer for the New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA), where she influenced policies impacting one million employees of member companies and led the NEW JOBS PAC, New Jersey’s largest and most influential ideological business political action committee.

Prior to her tenure at NJBIA, Buteas made significant contributions as the President and CEO of the Home Care & Hospice Association of New Jersey. In this role, she represented home health agencies, hospices, and healthcare service firms serving Medicare, Medicaid, and private-pay patients across the state, leaving a lasting impact on the healthcare landscape.

In addition to her professional roles, Buteas contributes her expertise to several boards. She serves on the Board of Trustees of Middlesex College, Thanexus, Inc. (a funeral service cooperative), and the Northern Board of Junior Achievement. She is also a board member of Focus NJ, an independent research nonprofit, and the South Jersey Technology Park at Rowan University.

Buteas has held notable positions, including vice president of the Capital Impact Group, a public affairs and business development firm advocating for nonprofit organizations and Fortune 500 companies. She was a policy specialist at the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities and has been deeply involved with the Women’s Political Caucus of New Jersey, serving as a past president and current board member.

Her commitment to public service includes serving on the New Jersey Medical Assistance Advisory Council, formerly the New Jersey Small Employer Health Benefits Program, and the New Jersey Mandated Health Benefits Advisory Commission. She has also been part of the Board of the Associated Member Trust.

Buteas’ professional achievements have been widely recognized. In 2022, she was honored with the President’s Award from the Women’s Political Caucus of NJ. The previous year, she was named a Woman of Distinction by the Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore and was featured in NJBIZ’s Next Generation of Leaders. Her contributions were also acknowledged by Jersey’s Best magazine, which honored her as a Barrier Breaker. Buteas has consistently been featured on ROI-NJ’s Influencers: Power List for Government Affairs and was listed among NJBIZ’s Best 50 Women in Business in 2018. She has also been named to NJBIZ’s 40 Under 40 and Power 50 Health Care lists and Insider NJ’s Insider 100 Policymakers list.

Buteas holds a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from Rutgers University-Newark School of Public Affairs and Administration and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Rowan University. She is a graduate of Leadership New Jersey, a leadership development program, and served as a Raimondo Fellow at the Eagleton Institute of Politics, where she is a member of the Alumni Association.