Newly inaugurated Mayor Zohran Mamdani is still filling out his administration in his first months as Mayor. While the New York Building Congress advocates for personnel and policy proposals that will propel our industry forward, we will keep you up to date here with the Mayor’s key appointments as they happen.
If you have a particular person in mind for any administration role or policy proposal to pitch, please reach out to us at PA@buildingcongress.com.
Appointments Announced To Date (Alphabetical by Title)
Deputy Mayors
Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services
Former: President and CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals Elmhurst
Deputy Mayor for Housing and Planning
Former: Executive Director of Housing, NYC Mayor's Office
Deputy Mayor for Operations
Former: Deputy Director of Infrastructure, NYS Executive Chamber
Mayor's Office & City Hall
Chief Business Diversity Officer, Mayor’s Office of Minority and Women Owned Businesses
Retaining Position
Chief Counsel to the Mayor
Former: Professor of Law, CUNY Law, and Founding Director of CLEAR
Chief Equity Officer and Commissioner, Mayor's Office of Equity & Racial Justice
Former: Chief of Programs, Community Change
Chief of Staff to the Mayor
Former: Chief of Staff for Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani
Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment Commissioner
Former: Executive Director of the Freelancers Union
Office of Management and Budget Director
Former: Senior Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer, CUNY
Agencies, Authorities, and Commissions
Administration of Children’s Services Commissioner
Former: Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth, and Families (ACYF) - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Chief Technology Officer and Office of Technology and Innovation Commissioner
Former: Founder, tEQuitable
City Planning Commission (CPC) Chair and Director of the Department of City Planning (DCP)
Former: Chief Equity Officer & Commissioner, NYC Mayor's Office of Equity & Racial Justice
Commission on Human Rights Chair
Chief of Litigation and Advocacy, Legal Services NYC
Department for the Aging Commissioner
Former: Chief Operating Officer (COO) at New York City Health + Hospitals/Woodhull
Department of Buildings Commissioner
Former: Acting Commissioner, NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development
Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) Commissioner
Former: Chief of Staff to First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright
Department of Consumer and Worker Protection Commissioner
Director, FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection
Department of Design and Construction Commissioner
Former: Executive Deputy Commissioner, NYC Department of Transportation
Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner
Former: U.S. EPA Region 2 Administrator
Department of Finance Commissioner
Former: Director, Finance Division, New York City Council
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Commissioner
Former: Emergency Room physician at Mass General Hospital and Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School
Department of Housing Preservation & Development Commissioner
Senior Vice President of Single Family and Community Development, NYS Homes and Community Renewal
Department of Probation Commissioner
Former: Assistant Commissioner, Department of Probation
Department of Sanitation Commissioner
Former: Deputy Director, State Operations, NYS Executive Chamber
Department of Transportation Commissioner
Vice President & Sector Manager, New York/Northeast at TYLin City Solutions
Department of Youth and Community Development Commissioner
Former: Executive Vice President of Children's Aid
Law Department Corporation Counsel
Former: Special Counsel at Paul, Weiss and Commissioner, NYC Department of Social Services
New York City Emergency Management Commissioner
Current: Acting Comissioner, NYCEM
Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings Commissioner
Former: Commissioner of the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection
Office of Mass Engagement Commissioner
Former: Various roles in progressive political organizing
Office for People with Disabilities Commissioner
Former: Executive Director for Policy and Communications at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Mental Hygiene
Small Business Services Commissioner
Former: First Deputy Commissioner of the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP)
Taxi and Limousine Commission Chair and Commissioner
Former: COO, Coro New York Leadership Center and Founder/Principal of Midori Valdivia Consulting
Rent Guidelines Board
Public Member
Director of Economic and Fiscal Policy at the Center for New York City Affairs at The New School
Tenant Member
Supervising Attorney in the Housing Justice Unit Group Advocacy practice at the Legal Aid Society
Quadrennial Advisory Commission
