Mamdani Administration Appointment Tracker
Delivering on Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani’s ambitious agenda will require a best-in-class senior staff. Fontas Advisors will be actively monitoring the Mayor-Elect's daily announcements, aggregating the names of the senior administration appointments, including deputy mayors, agency commissioners, and City Hall senior staff members.
Appointments Announced To Date
Deputy Mayors
| 1st Deputy Mayor | Dean Fuleihan LinkedIn | Former: First Deputy Mayor, New York City |
| Economic Justice | Julie Su LinkedIn | Former: Acting United States Secretary of Labor |
| Health and Human Services | Dr. Helen Arteaga LinkedIn | Former: Chief Executive Officer at NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst |
| Housing and Planning | Leila Bozorg LinkedIn | Former: Executive Director for Housing, New York City Hall |
| Operations | Julia Kerson LinkedIn | Former: New York State Governor's Office |
City Hall/Mayor's Office
| Chief Administrative Officer | Mir Bashar LinkedIn | Former: NYC Chief Administrative and Financial Officer |
| Chief Business Diversity Officer | Michael J. Garner LinkedIn | Former: NYC Chief Business Diversity Officer |
| Chief Climate Officer | Louise Yeung LinkedIn | Former: NYC Comptroller's Office |
| Chief Counsel | Prof. Ramzi Kassem | Former: City University of New York |
| Chief Equity Officer | Afua Atta-Mensah LinkedIn | Former: Community Change |
| Chief of Staff to the Mayor | Elle Bisgaard-Church | Former: Office of Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani |
| Chief Technology Officer | Former: | |
| City Legislative Affairs Director | Former: | |
| Communications Director | Anna Bahr LinkedIn | Former: Office of US Senator Bernie Sanders Office |
| Communications Deputy Director | Lekha Sunder LinkedIn | Former: Zohran for NYC |
| Communications, Senior Advisor | Monica Klein LinkedIn | Former: Seneca Strategies |
| Communications, Senior Spokesperson | Dora Pekec LinkedIn | Former: House Majority PAC |
| Intergovernmental Affairs Director | Jahmila Edwards LinkedIn | Former: District Council 37, AFSCME AFL-CIO |
| Press Secretary | Joe Calvello LinkedIn | Former: Office of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson |
| Senior Advisor for Policy and Strategy | Simonia Brown LinkedIn | Former: Office of NYS Comptroller |
| State Legislative Affairs Director | Former: |
Major Departments & Offices
| Aging Commissoner | Former: | |
| Budget Director | Sherif Soliman LinkedIn | Former: City University of New York | Buildings Commissioner | Ahmed Tigani LinkedIn | Former: NYC Dept. of Housing Preservation and Development |
| Business Integrity Commissioner | Former: | |
| Chancellor of NYC Public Schools | Kamar Samuels | Former: NYC Dept. of Education |
| Children's Service Commissioner | Former: | |
| Citywide Administrative Services Commissioner | Former: | |
| City Planning Commissioner | Former: | |
| City Planning Executive Director | Former: | |
| Civilian Complaint Review Board Chair | Former: | |
| Commission on Human Rights, Chairperson | Christine Clarke LinkedIn | Former: Legal Services NYC | Consumer and Worker Protection Commissioner | Sam Levine LinkedIn | Former: Federal Trade Commission |
| Corporation Counsel | Steven BanksLinkedIn | Former: Commissioner, NYC Dept. Social Services |
| Corrections Commissioner | Former: | |
| Cultural Affairs Commissioner | Former: | |
| Design and Construction Commissioner | Former: | |
| Economic Development Corporation President and CEO | Former: | |
| Emergency Management Commissioner | Zach Iscol LinkedIn | Former: Office of Emergency Managment |
| Environmental Protection Commissioner | Former: | |
| Finance Commissioner | Former: | |
| Fire Commissioner | Lillian Bonsignore | Former: FDNY (Retired) |
| Health and Hospitals President/CEO | Dr. Mitchell Katz | Former: NYC Health and Hospitals |
| Health Commissioner | Former: | |
| Homeless Services Administrator | Former: | |
| Housing Development Corporation President | Former: | |
| Housing Preservation & Development Commissioner | Former: | |
| Human Resource Administrator | Former: | |
| Immigrant Affairs Commissioner | Former: | |
| International Affairs Commissioner | Former: | |
| Investigations Commissioner | Former: | |
| NYC & Company President and CEO | Former: | |
| Office of Appointments Director | Former: | |
| Office of Chief Medical Examiner | Dr. Jason K. Graham | Former: NYC Chief Medical Examiner |
| Office of Child Care, Executive Director | Emmy Liss LinkedIn | Former: Office of Mayor Bill de Blasio |
| Office of Contract Services Director | Former: | |
| Office of Criminal JusticeDirector | Former: | |
| Office of Ethnic and Community Media Executive Director | Former: | |
| Office of Faith Based and Community Partnerships Director | Former: | |
| Office of Labor Relations Commissioner | Former: | |
| Office of Mass Engagement, Executive Director | Tascha Van Auken LinkedIn | Former: Zohran for NYC |
| Office of Media and Entertainment Commissioner | Rafael Espinal LinkedIn | Former: Freelancers Union |
| Office of Operations Director | Former: | |
| Office of People with Disabilities Commissioner | Former: | |
| Office of Policy and Planning Director | Former: | |
| Office to Protect Tenants, Director | Cea Weaver LinkedIn | Former: Housing Justice for All |
| Office of Risk Management and Compliance Director | Former: | |
| Office of Technology and Innovation Commissioner | Former: | |
| Parks and Recreation Commissioner | Former: | |
| Police Commissioner | Jessica Tisch | Former: NYPD Commissioner |
| Probation Commission | Former: | |
| Sanitation Commissioner | Javier Lojan LinkedIn | Former: NYC Dept. of Sanitation |
| School Construction Authority President and CEO | Former: | |
| Small Business Services Commissioner | Former: | |
| Social Services Commissioner | Former: | |
| Taxi and Limousine Commissioner | Former: | |
| Transportation Commissioner | Mike Flynn LinkedIn | Former: Sam Schwartz Engineering |
*Widely reported in the press, but not officially announced.