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NYC & Company Board of Directors

Honorary Chairman
The Honorable Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor

Chairman
Emily Rafferty, President – Metropolitan Museum of Art

CEO
George Fertitta, CEO – NYC & Company

Executive Committee
Michael Cardozo, Corporation Counsel – New York City Law Department
Rena Desisto, Senior Vice President, International CSR and Global Arts & Culture Executive – Bank of America
Joel Fisher, Executive Vice President, Sports and Arena Renovation – Madison Square Garden
Charles Flateman, Vice President of Marketing – The Shubert Organization
Ellen Futter, President – American Museum of Natural History
Stephen Hanson, President – B.R. Guest, Inc.
Patricia E. Harris, First Deputy Mayor – Office of the Mayor
David Keys, Regional VP of Sales and Marketing – Hilton Hotels of New York
Patti Lee, Regional Senior VP and General Manager – Macy's New York, Inc.
Kate D. Levin, Commissioner – Department of Cultural Affairs
Thomas G. Lewis, President – Gray Line New York Sightseeing
Lisa Linden, CEO – Linden Alschuler & Kaplan, Inc.
Gerald T. McQueen, President & CEO – Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York
Danny Meyer, CEO– Union Square Hospitality Group
James L. Nederlander, President – Nederlander Producing Company of America
Tracy Nieporent, Director of Marketing/Partner – Myriad Restaurant Group
Joseph E. Spinnato, President – Hotel Association of NYC
Charlotte St. Martin, Executive Director – The Broadway League
Robert Steel, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development – Office of the Mayor
Michael J. Stengel, Market Vice President, Area General Manager – NYC Marriott Hotels
Nick Valenti, CEO – Patina Restaurant Group
Peter Ward, President – NY Hotel & Motel Trades Council
Gerri Warren Merrick President – Warren-Merrick Communications
Lloyd A. Williams, President & CEO – Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce
Howard Wolfson, Deputy Mayor for Government Affairs and Communications – Office of the Mayor
Tim Zagat, Co-Founder, Co-Chair & CEO – Zagat Survey

Board of Directors
Jaclyn Bernstein, President & Partner – Empire Force Events
Karen Brooks Hopkins, President – Brooklyn Academy of Music
John Calvelli, Senior Vice President for Public Affairs – Wildlife Conservation Society
Rudyard Ceres
Harry Coghlan, President & General Manager – ClearChannel Spectacolor
Kyle Curtin, Regional Vice President & General Manager, MSUS East Client Management – American Express
Joe Daniels, President & CEO – The National September 11th Memorial and Museum
Mike Fiorentino, General Manager – CCK Global Events
Rachelle Friedman, Co-CEO – J&R Music and Computer World
Thelma Golden, Executive Director – Studio Museum in Harlem
Caroline Hirsch, President & CEO – Carolines on Broadway
Hervé Houdré, Regional Director of Operations & General Manager – InterContinental The Barclay
Paul Insalaco, President – BF9 Media
Michael Jack, President & General Manager – NBC New York
Larcelia Kebe, President – Harlem, Your Way! Tours
Lynn Kelly, CEO – Snug Harbor
Thomas A. Madden, Jr., Managing Director – Tishman Speyer Properties
Susan Marenoff, President & CEO – Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum 
Mitchell B. Modell, CEO – Modell’s Sporting Goods
Richard Nicotra, Chairman/President – The Nicotra Group, LLC
Harriet Novet, Vice President, Public Affairs – Time Warner Cable
Lalia Rach, Divisional Dean and HVS International Chair – NYU Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism and Sports Management
Andreas Sappok, Vice President & General Manager – Statue Cruises
Barbara Smith, Founder and Chief Creative Officer – B. Smith Enterprises
Suzi Steiger, President – RMP Travel
Art Torno, Vice President – American Airlines
Kathy Wylde, President & CEO – Partnership for New York City

Ex-Officios
Adrian Benepe, Commissioner – Department of Parks & Recreation
Daniel A. Biederman, President – 34th Street Partnership
Salvatore Cassano, Fire Commissioner – Fire Department, City of New York
Alfred C. Cerullo, III, President & CEO – Grand Central Partnership
Wellington Z. Chen, Executive Director – Chinatown Partnership Local Development Corporation
Ruben Diaz, Borough President – Bronx
Raymond W. Kelly, Commissioner – New York Police Department
Marty Markowitz, Borough President – Brooklyn
Jonathan Mintz, Commissioner – Department of Consumer Affairs
James Molinaro, Borough President – Staten Island
Katherine Oliver, Commissioner – Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment
Alicia Pierro, Executive Director – Big Apple Greeter
Seth Pinsky, President – New York City Economic Development Corporation
Christine Quinn, Speaker – New York City Council
Scott Stringer, Borough President – Manhattan
Francis Tedesco, President – Academy Bus Tours
Tim Tompkins, President – Times Square Alliance
Robert Walsh, Commissioner – NYC Department of Small Business Services
David Yassky, Commissioner – Taxi & Limousine Commission