Lorraine Grillo First Deputy Mayor NYC orraine Grillo is the First Deputy Mayor of the City of New York, appointed by Mayor Eric Adams. Grillo's direct reports include Deputy Mayors for Economic and Workforce Development, Operations, Strategic Initiatives, and Human Services, as well as the Office of Management and Budget, Department of Finance, Chief Housing Officer, Chief Efficiency Officer, and Chief Technology Officer. Grillo has been in public service for nearly three decades, including her time serving simultaneously as Commissioner of the NYC Department of Design and Construction and CEO and President of the School Construction Authority, among other positions. Prior to her current appointment, she was the City's COVID "Recovery Czar" under the previous Mayor.
Kevin Kim Commissioner at NYC Department of Small Business Services Kevin D. Kim was appointed by Mayor Eric Adams to serve as the Commissioner for the NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS), a dynamic City agency focused on equity of opportunity leading to economic self-sufficiency and mobility for New York City's diverse communities. SBS actively connects New Yorkers to good jobs, creates stronger businesses, and builds a thriving economy in neighborhoods across the five boroughs. Commissioner Kim is an attorney, entrepreneur, and public servant. As a son of immigrant small business owners, and a former co-founder/operator of several small businesses, he understands first-hand the various challenges small businesses face. In public service, Commissioner Kim served as the first Asian American commissioner of the New York State Liquor Authority. For more than a decade, he has been a recognized community leader serving on the boards of various non-profit organizations, including the Board of Trustees of the City University of New York, Friends of THIRTEEN, and the Asian American Bar Association of New York. He is also a certified community mediator through his participation in the Black Korean Mediation Project. In February 2022, Commissioner Kim was sworn in as a member of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. Commissioner Kim is a proud product of the NYC public school system, having attended K-12 in both Sunnyside and Bayside, Queens, and graduated as part of the first graduating class at Townsend Harris High School at Queens College. He received his B.A. and M.A. from Stanford University and his J.D. from Columbia Law School, where he was a member of the Columbia Law Review.
Jason Clark Executive Director of Tech NYC A little bit about Jason: he was born and raised in Southeast Queens and is an alumnus of The Bronx High School of Science. He spent nine years as an assistant attorney general in the Office of the New York State Attorney General, including five years as the First Attorney for the Harlem Regional Office. He comes to Tech:NYC from Hamilton Clarke LLP, where he was partner. In addition to his legal career, Clark has been a pillar of his community: he founded DREAMChasers, an organization helping students from low-income and underrepresented backgrounds attend NYC’s specialized high schools; is the legal director of Good Call NYC, a startup that connects arrested New Yorkers with a free attorney; and is the past president of the Metropolitan Black Bar Association. He also ran for New York City Council in District 27, his home district.
Andrew Kimball President & CEO of New York City Economic Development Corporation Andrew Kimball is President & CEO of New York City Economic Development Corporation, where he leads NYCEDC’s work growing an innovative and inclusive economy for all New Yorkers. Prior to his appointment in 2022, Andrew served as the CEO of Industry City, where he directed the transformation of the long-underutilized industrial facility in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Under his leadership, Industry City invested over $450 million in infrastructure and place-making initiatives, and grew thousands of jobs and hundreds of businesses, ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies. Andrew previously served as President and CEO of the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation, overseeing the transformation of the 300-acre former Naval ship-building facility into a national model for the creation of innovation-economy jobs, sustainability, and community partnerships. Prior to his time at the Navy Yard, Andrew served as director of operations for NYC2012, the privately funded bid to bring the 2012 Olympic Games to New York City, and as vice president of the New York Public Library. Up until his appointment to NYCEDC, Andrew sat on numerous boards, including the Coro New York Leadership Center, where he served as chair; Prospect Park Alliance; Gowanus Canal Conservancy; Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce; Citizens Budget Commission; and the NYS Regional Economic Development Council. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Hamilton College and is a graduate of the Coro Public Affairs Fellowship program. A life-long New Yorker, Andrew lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn with his wife, Sarah Williams, and two children.