New york CITY LEADERSHIP

This page lists senior New York City government leadership under Mayor Zohran Mamdani, including key mayoral staff, deputy mayors, citywide chiefs, agency commissioners, major system heads, and related officials.

Last updated: February 25, 2026.

Executive Core

Chief of Staff – Elle Bisgaard-Church
First Deputy Mayor – Dean Fuleihan
Deputy Mayor for Operations – Julia Kerson
Deputy Mayor for Housing and Planning – Leila Bozorg
Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services – Helen Arteaga
Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice – Julie Su

Mayor’s Chief Officers

Chief Administrative Officer – Mir Bashar
Chief Technology Officer – Lisa Gelobter
Chief Climate Officer – Louise Yeung
Chief Equity Officer – Afua Atta-Mensah
Chief Business Diversity Officer – Michael Garner

Legal and Fiscal Leadership

Chief Counsel – Ramzi Kassem
Corporation Counsel – Steven Banks
Budget Director – Sherif Soliman

Major City Institution Leaders

Chancellor of NYC Public Schools – Kamar Samuels
Police Commissioner – Jessica Tisch
Fire Commissioner – Lillian Bonsignore

Agency Commissioners

Public Safety

Commissioner, Department of Correction – Stanley Richards
Commissioner, Department of Probation – Sharun Goodwin

Public Health

Commissioner, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene – Dr. Alister Martin
Chief Medical Examiner – Jason K. Graham

Housing and Planning

Commissioner, Housing Preservation and Development – Dina Levy
President, Housing Development Corporation – Eric Enderlin
Executive Director, Department of City Planning – Edith Hsu-Chen
Director, Department of City Planning – Sideya Sherman

Social Services

Commissioner, Department of Social Services – Erin Dalton
Commissioner, Department of Veterans’ Services – Yesenia Mata
Commissioner, Department for the Aging – Dr. Lisa Scott-McKenzie
Commissioner, Youth and Community Development – Sandra Escamilla-Davies
President and CEO, NYC Health + Hospitals – Mitchell Katz

Infrastructure

Commissioner, Emergency Management – Christina Farrell
Commissioner, Department of Buildings – Ahmed Tigani
Commissioner, Department of Transportation – Mike Flynn
Commissioner, Citywide Administrative Services – Yume Kitasei

Environment

Commissioner, Environmental Management – Lisa Garcia
Commissioner, Department of Sanitation – Javier Lojan
Commissioner, Parks and Recreation – Tricia Shimamura

Regulation and Industry

Commissioner, Consumer and Worker Protection – Sam Levine
Commissioner, Taxi and Limousine Commission – Midori Valdivia
Commissioner, Media and Entertainment – Rafael Espinal

Oversight and Accountability

Commissioner, Department of Investigation – Nadia Shihata
Commissioner, Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings – Vilda Vera Mayuga
Chairperson, NYC Commission on Human Rights – Christine Clarke

Mayor’s Offices – Directors and Executive Leadership

Commissioner, Office of Mass Engagement – Tascha Van Auken
Executive Director, Office of Child Care – Emmy Liss
Director, Office to Protect Tenants – Cea Weaver
Executive Director, Office to Combat Antisemitism – Phylisa Wisdom
Director, Office of Appointments – Stephanie Silkowski
Commissioner, Office for People with Disabilities – Nisha Agarwal
Commissioner, Office of International Affairs – Ana María Archila
Commissioner, Office of Immigrant Affairs – Faiza Ali

Communications Leadership

Communications Director – Anna Bahr
Press Secretary – Joe Calvello
Senior Advisor, Communications – Monica Klein
Senior Spokesperson – Dora Pekec
Deputy Director, Communications – Lekha Sunder

Policy and Strategy

Director, Intergovernmental Affairs – Jahmila Edwards
Senior Advisor, Policy and Strategy – Simonia Brown

Independent Officials (Non-Administration)

Public Advocate – Jumaane Williams
Comptroller – Mark Levine
City Council Speaker – Julie Menin

MOVING FORWARD

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