About Edward Klein Edward Klein is a well-known editor – writer and public speaker with a distinguished career in American journalism. After serving an apprenticeship as a copy boy for the New York Daily News – he went on to earn a master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism – he joined Newsweek – where he became foreign […]
About John Prato Ambassador John Prato, Canada recently returned to the banking industry and now serves as the Deputy Chairman of one of the largest banks in the United States. Up until July of 2016, he has been the Consul General of Canada in New York since March 2011. Canada and New York share 17 international crossings and 450 border […]
About Carmen Fariña Chancellor Carmen Fariña is Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education, the largest school district in the United States, serving 1.1 million students in over 1,800 schools. Over the past 50 years, she has worked in virtually every capacity, from teacher and principal to district superintendent and deputy chancellor, distinguishing herself as an innovative educator committed […]
About James Oddo James Oddo was elected Staten Island Borough President in November 2013. Prior to his election, he served as the City Council Member representing the 50th Council district (Mid-Island and a small portion of Brooklyn) since 1999. He also served as the City Council’s Minority Leader from 2002 to 2013. In that role, he served as a key […]
About Mark Peters Commissioner Mark Peters appointed DOI Commissioner by Mayor Bill de Blasio in January 2014. As DOI Commissioner, Mr. Peters leads an agency with oversight of more than 300,000 City employees in 45-plus City agencies and dozens of Boards and Commissions, and includes the Office of the Special Commissioner of Investigation for the New York City School District, […]
About John Cornyn United States Senator John Cornyn, is the Republican Senator from Texas. As a lawyer, Senator Cornyn first served as Bexar County district court judge 1984-1990 the Texas supreme court 1990-1997 and Texas state attorney general 1999-2002. He was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 2002; subsequently appointed to the remainder of the term left […]
About Mark Shaw Mark Shaw For more than fifty years, the exhaustive 18-month investigation of the JFK assassination by What’s My Line? television star and revered investigative reporter Dorothy Kilgallen has been buried due to a cover-up by those threatened with a tell-all book she was writing for Random House. When the famed journalist, called by the New York Post, […]
About Kirsten Gillibrand Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D) was first sworn in as United States Senator from New York in January 2009. After winning a special election in 2010 to serve out the remainder of Secretary Clinton’s term in the Senate, Kirsten was elected to her first full six-year term in 2012 with a New York statewide record 72 percent of […]
About Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr. Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr., founder and president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, is one of America’s foremost civil rights, religious and political figures. Over the past forty years, he has played a pivotal role in virtually every movement for empowerment, peace, civil rights, gender equality, and economic and social justice. On August 9, 2000, President […]
About Gale Brewer Gale Brewer is the 27th Manhattan Borough President, responsible for advising the Mayor and City Council on borough concerns, commenting on all land-use matters in the borough, advocating for the borough in the municipal budget process, and appointing members of Manhattan’s 12 Community Boards. The Borough President also chairs the Borough Board, made up of City Council […]
About Michael J. Palladino Michael J. Palladino is the President of the Detectives’ Endowment Association – Inc. (DEA) – first elected in 2004. He spearheads contract negotiations and all dealings with the City – Chairs the union’s Health Benefits Funds – as well as Chairs the Trustees of the DEA’s Annuity Fund. He is also a Trustee of the $33-billion […]
About Erik Enquist Erik Enquist heads Crain’s political coverage, pens the masthead editorials and edits Crain’s Insider, a blog that has long been a must-read for government officials, business leaders and political junkies in New York. Before coming to Crain’s, Erik wrote a weekly political column for Courier-Life Publications for which he was named “Best Political Columnist” in New York […]
About Joe Piscopo Joe Piscopo is a comedian and actor best known for his work on Saturday Night Live where he played a variety of recurring characters. Piscopo’s best known impression was of Frank Sinatra. Currently Piscopo hosts the leading drive time radio show in New York, “Joe Piscopo on 970AM radio.” These days Joe Piscopo is the thinking beyond […]
About Barney Frank Congressman Barney Frank is a former Congressman and board member of the New York-based Signature Bank. He previously served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts from 1981 to 2013. As a member of the Democratic Party, he served as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee (2007–2011) and was a leading co-sponsor of […]
About Jeffrey “Jefe” Parrish Jeffrey “Jefe” Parrish, Vice President for Conservation, Wildlife Conservation Network where he is responsible for supporting, growing and strengthening a network of the most innovative conservation heroes saving wildlife around the world. He has a particular focus on identifying the most urgent and innovative projects that can reverse the elephant crisis, and raising the funding and […]
About Niger Innis Niger Innis is the national spokesperson for the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) – MSNBC commentator – and political consultant. His father – Roy Innis – up until his recent passing was the National Director of CORE since 1968. The young Innis was born in Harlem – New York. Innis is active in community and social organizations – […]
About Patrick Theros Ambassador Patrick Theros was a career Foreign Service Officer from 1963 to 1999. Key positions he held in the Foreign Service include Ambassador to the State of Qatar – 1995–1998; Deputy Coordinator for Counterterrorism – responsible for the coordination of all U.S. Government counter-terrorism activities outside the United States – 1993–1995; Political Advisor to the Commander in Chief […]
About Carolyn Maloney Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney is a member of Congress in New York’s 12th congressional district. – the eastern half of Manhattan and portions of Queens. A Democratic – she worked as a teacher and an administrator for the New York City Board of Education. The Congresswoman was the driving for to extend the provisions of the Zadroga Act – […]
About Arthur Piccolo Arthur Piccolo is chairman of the Bowling Green Association and the co-founderpiccolo of the Lower Manhattan Historical Society. He has been active in Lower Manhattan the area from City Hall south to the Battery since the 1980s promoting the past, present and future of Lower Manhattan New York’s first community created as New Amsterdam in the 1600s. […]
About Patrick Lynch Patrick Lynch is the President of the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association (PBA) a union for more than 23,000+ beat cops in the city’s five boroughs. Lynch joined the NYPD in 1984. He earned three Exceptional Police Duty awards and also received an Exceptional Merit citation for his actions during a shoot-out with criminals. He began his union career in […]
About Simcha Felder New York State Senator Simcha Felder was elected November 2012 in the 17th Senate District which encompasses the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Midwood, Flatbush, Borough Park, Kensington, Sunset Park, Madison and Bensonhurst. Before his election Felder served as Deputy Comptroller for Budget, Accounting, Administration and he had previously served as a City council member from the same area. He […]
About Dani Dayan Ambassador Dani Dayan assumed the post of Consul General of Israel in New York in August of 2016. Amb. Dayan has a long time reputation as an Israeli public figure. His nomination by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was publicly welcomed by the Israeli opposition too. Dayan was Chairman of the Council of Jewish Communities in Judea and Samaria […]
About James Stavridis Former Navy Admiral James Stavridis retired Admiral in the U.S. Navy. He was the Supreme Allied Commander of the NATO Alliance in global operations from 2009 to 2013. He also served as Commander of U.S. Southern Command – with responsibility for all military operations in Latin America from 2006-2009. He was the Senior Military Assistant to Secretary of Defense […]
About Robert L. Capers United States Attorney Robert L. Capers, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York since October 2015; appointed by President Barack Obama. As United States Attorney, he is responsible for overseeing all federal criminal and civil investigations and cases in Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island, as well as Nassau and Suffolk Counties on Long Island. […]
About Tom Wolf Governor Tom Wolf is the 47th and current Governor of Pennsylvania, since taking office on January 20, 2015. A Democrat, he defeated Republican incumbent Tom Corbett in the 2014 gubernatorial election. Previously, Wolf served as the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue from April 2007 until November 2008 and as an executive in his family-owned business. […]
About Eric Gonzalez Acting District Attorney Eric Gonzalez began his legal career in 1995, as an assistant district attorney in the Kings County District Attorney’s Office. After spending several years as a junior and then senior assistant in different bureaus within the office, including the Sex Crimes and Special Victims Bureau, Domestic Violence Bureau, Orange Trial Zone Bureau, and Green […]
About Elias Husamudeen President Elias Husamudeen, President of the Corrections Officers Benevolent Assoctiation since April of 2016. A correction Officer of more than 28 years, Elias has risen in the ranks within the Union to now leading the Union as President of the 9,500 member organization. Elias started his career in 1988 as a Correction Officer with the New York City […]
About Dan Brownell Dan Brownell was appointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio to lead the New York CityBusiness Integrity Commission in 2014. As Commissioner and Chair, Dan oversees the agency charged with regulating and preventing organized crime and corruption in the City’s private trade waste industry and the public wholesale markets. Dan has had an extensive career in public service, […]
About John Negroponte John Negroponte is a British – American diplomat of Greek ancestry. He is currently a research fellow and lecturer in international affairs at Yale University’s Jackson Institute for Global Affairs. Prior to this appointment – he served as the United States Deputy Secretary of State and as the first ever Director of National Intelligence. Negroponte served in […]
About Kevin McCarthy Congressman Kevin McCarthy is currently the Congressional House Majority Leader. He is a Republican from California. He represents California’s 23rd district – near Bakersfield. After he was elected to Congress in 2006 – Kevin quickly became Chief Deputy Whip and later served as Majority Whip. In 2014 – he was elected Majority Leader of the House – […]
