RJ Ball
Director, Industry Development; Optics and Imaging, Empire State Development
Laura Graham
Bill Clinton aide
Gerardo Russo
VP of Communications, Empire State Development
Kay Sarlin Wright
EVP, Empire State Development
Leslie F Whatley
EVP, StartUp NY
Thomas P Brennan
SVP, Empire State Development
Jonathan Beyer
Senior Counsel, Empire State Development Corp.
Kathleen Mize
Deputy CFO & Controller, Empire State Development (ESD)
Benjamin M. Lawsky
Chief of Staff to Andrew Cuomo; New York State's first Superintendent of Financial Services
Julie A Shimer
Former President & CEO, Welch Allyn, Inc.
Joyce Miller
ESDC director; founder of Tier One
Derrick D Cephas
former CEO of Amalgamated
Robert R Dyson
chairman and CEO of Dyson-Kissner-Moran; Patterson Planning & Services, Inc.
Paul F Ciminelli
CEO of Ciminelli Development
Dennis Mehiel
Chairman, CEO and sole shareholder of the Four M Corporation
Richard Neiman
former New York State Superintendent of Banks
Dennis Mullen
Managing Partner, The Mullen Group
Donors
New York Smart Cities Innovation Partnership
Empire State Development and Israel Innovation Authority
Donations
Columbia Development
BBL Construction sister firm, Albany, NY
Buffalo Neighborhood Stabilization Company
PUSH Buffalo’s development arm
PUSH Buffalo
People United For Sustainable Housing
InVest Buffalo Niagara
Buffalo business development coalition
Holdings
Innovate NY Fund
Equity fund joint venture between New York State and Goldman Sachs
Convention Center Development Corporation
subsidiary of Empire State Development; dedicated to renovation/expansion of Javits Center
Child Organizations
Convention Center Development Corporation
subsidiary of Empire State Development; dedicated to renovation/expansion of Javits Center
USA Niagara Development Corporation
Support and promotion of economic development initiatives in Niagara Falls
Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation
Public authority charged with redeveloping Buffalo waterfront
Lower Manhattan Development Corporation
Charged with rebuilding the WTC site
Services & Transactions
Lowe & Partners Worldwide Inc
Advertising agency
WilmerHale
global legal representation across a comprehensive range of industry and practice areas
Michigan Street Development LLC
Savarino-Avalon Development shell company; Owns 95 Perry Street
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Landlord
Fort Schuyler Management Corporation
Non-profit established by SUNYIT & SUNYIT Foundation
Sive, Paget, & Riesel
New York firm specializing in environmental law
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Counsel
Miscellaneous Relationships
Andrew Cuomo
former governor of New York State