Ayla Meyer Vilander

Ayla Meyer Vilander currently serves as Senior Counsel at CenterPoint Energy, a position held since June 2024. Prior to this role, Ayla was a Managing Associate at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP from September 2018 to May 2024, where Ayla also held the position of Associate and briefly served as a Summer Associate Law Clerk in 2017. Ayla gained judicial experience through internships with The Honorable Stephen Wm. Smith and The Honorable Nancy F. Atlas in 2016. Earlier work includes roles as a Content Editor at Emath, a crisis line worker and shelter volunteer at Domestic Harmony, and an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-B) with Mountainside Rescue Squad. Ayla's educational background includes a Juris Doctorate from the University of Houston Law Center (2015-2018) and a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics from Hillsdale College (2011-2015).