Alec Aramanda serves as the Principal Deputy Director of the Center for Medicare, overseeing policy and operations related to Medicare fee-for-service, Medicare Advantage, and the Medicare Prescription Drug Program. Prior to joining the Center for Medicare, Alec worked at the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee where he led the Medicare and Health Information Technology portfolio. He previously served at CMS from 2018 through 2021 as the Director of the Office of Legislation and the Director of Stakeholder Engagement. Before joining CMS in 2018 he served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health Policy in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Legislation at the Department of Health and Human Services from 2017 through 2018. He began his public policy career at the Heritage Foundation in 2006 before serving in the U.S. Senate from 2010 through 2017 in the offices of Senators Jim DeMint and Ted Cruz. Before re-joining CMS in February of 2025, he most recently worked at law firm Williams & Jensen. He received a B.A. in Political Science from Haverford College.