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Mayor Mamdani Appoints Veteran City Leader Anthony Shorris as President and CEO of the Economic Development Corporation
As First Deputy Mayor, Shorris served as chief operating officer with a $100 billion budget and delivered paid parental and sick leave to millions of workers
Shorris spent more than 40 years leading nation's largest public and non-profit organizations
Shorris helped architect Mayor Koch's historic housing plan, dedicating more than $4 billion to build and rehabilitate nearly 200,000 affordable homes
Administration names former Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan as Chair of the EDC Board of Directors
NEW YORK – Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani appointed Anthony Shorris as President and CEO of the New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC). Shorris brings more than 40 years of experience leading many of the largest public sector and non-profit organizations in the country, having managed multibillion-dollar budgets, tens of thousands of employees and the strategic direction of city and state agencies across government, transportation, housing, healthcare and education.
As First Deputy Mayor under Mayor Bill de Blasio, Shorris served as chief operating officer of a city government of roughly 350,000 employees, a $100 billion annual budget and more than three dozen agencies. Earlier, as a senior budget official under Mayor Edward I. Koch, Shorris helped architect the Ten-Year Housing Plan, the largest municipal housing initiative in the country at the time, dedicating more than $4 billion in city capital to the construction and rehabilitation of nearly 200,000 units of affordable housing in neighborhoods that had been devastated by disinvestment and arson. As Finance Commissioner, he led the fourth-largest tax agency in the nation, cracked down on tax fraud in some of the largest investigations in city history and created the city's first Taxpayer Bill of Rights.
Over his career, Shorris also served as Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Deputy Chancellor for Operations at the Department of Education and in senior healthcare leadership at NYU Langone Health and Healthfirst, the nonprofit insurer he helped launch to serve low-income New Yorkers. He teaches at Princeton University and serves as Vice Chair of the Regional Plan Association.
The administration also announced that former Chair of the Federal Trade Commission Lina Khan will serve as Chair of the EDC Board of Directors. She will bring that experience to her new role, partnering with Shorris to help EDC deliver reliably for working New Yorkers in every borough.
The administration today also announced the reappointment of Clare Newman as President and CEO of the Trust for Governors Island and Lindsay Greene as President and CEO of the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation.
About Anthony Shorris
Anthony Shorris was born in New York City. He has spent 25 years in public service, including serving as Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Commissioner of Finance, Deputy Chancellor of the Department of Education, Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey and, most recently, as the City’s First Deputy Mayor for the first term of Mayor Bill de Blasio. During his 15 years in non-profit and academic work, he has served as Executive Vice President of Healthfirst, Vice Dean and Chief of Staff of NYU Langone Health, Director of the Rudin Center for Transportation Policy at NYU, and Director of the Policy Research Institute for the Region at Princeton University. Today, he is a Partner at McKinsey & Company and teaches in the graduate program at the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. He is Vice Chair of the Regional Plan Association and a member of the Board of the United Hospital Fund. Shorris is a graduate of Harvard College and Princeton University. He lives in New York City with his wife.
About Lina Khan
Lina Khan is an associate professor of law at Columbia Law School, where she directs the Center for Law and the Economy. From June 2021 through January 2025 Khan served as Chair of the Federal Trade Commission, where she managed a $425 million budget and enforced the nation’s antitrust and consumer protection laws. Her major initiatives included tackling noncompete clauses that harm workers and entrepreneurs, challenging monopolistic practices that squeeze start-ups and small businesses, and ensuring that honest businesses can compete on a level playing field. Previously Khan served as counsel to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law. She is a graduate of Williams College and Yale Law School.
City Hall Rotunda
Lower Manhattan
July 22, 2026
Mayor Mamdani Appoints Veteran City Leader Anthony Shorris as President and CEO of the Economic Development Corporation
As First Deputy Mayor, Shorris served as chief operating officer with a $100 billion budget and delivered paid parental and sick leave to millions of workers
Shorris spent more than 40 years leading nation's largest public and non-profit organizations
Shorris helped architect Mayor Koch's historic housing plan, dedicating more than $4 billion to build and rehabilitate nearly 200,000 affordable homes
Administration names former Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan as Chair of the EDC Board of Directors
NEW YORK – Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani appointed Anthony Shorris as President and CEO of the New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC). Shorris brings more than 40 years of experience leading many of the largest public sector and non-profit organizations in the country, having managed multibillion-dollar budgets, tens of thousands of employees and the strategic direction of city and state agencies across government, transportation, housing, healthcare and education.
As First Deputy Mayor under Mayor Bill de Blasio, Shorris served as chief operating officer of a city government of roughly 350,000 employees, a $100 billion annual budget and more than three dozen agencies. Earlier, as a senior budget official under Mayor Edward I. Koch, Shorris helped architect the Ten-Year Housing Plan, the largest municipal housing initiative in the country at the time, dedicating more than $4 billion in city capital to the construction and rehabilitation of nearly 200,000 units of affordable housing in neighborhoods that had been devastated by disinvestment and arson. As Finance Commissioner, he led the fourth-largest tax agency in the nation, cracked down on tax fraud in some of the largest investigations in city history and created the city's first Taxpayer Bill of Rights.
Over his career, Shorris also served as Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Deputy Chancellor for Operations at the Department of Education and in senior healthcare leadership at NYU Langone Health and Healthfirst, the nonprofit insurer he helped launch to serve low-income New Yorkers. He teaches at Princeton University and serves as Vice Chair of the Regional Plan Association.
The administration also announced that former Chair of the Federal Trade Commission Lina Khan will serve as Chair of the EDC Board of Directors. She will bring that experience to her new role, partnering with Shorris to help EDC deliver reliably for working New Yorkers in every borough.
The administration today also announced the reappointment of Clare Newman as President and CEO of the Trust for Governors Island and Lindsay Greene as President and CEO of the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation.
About Anthony Shorris
Anthony Shorris was born in New York City. He has spent 25 years in public service, including serving as Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Commissioner of Finance, Deputy Chancellor of the Department of Education, Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey and, most recently, as the City’s First Deputy Mayor for the first term of Mayor Bill de Blasio. During his 15 years in non-profit and academic work, he has served as Executive Vice President of Healthfirst, Vice Dean and Chief of Staff of NYU Langone Health, Director of the Rudin Center for Transportation Policy at NYU, and Director of the Policy Research Institute for the Region at Princeton University. Today, he is a Partner at McKinsey & Company and teaches in the graduate program at the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. He is Vice Chair of the Regional Plan Association and a member of the Board of the United Hospital Fund. Shorris is a graduate of Harvard College and Princeton University. He lives in New York City with his wife.
About Lina Khan
Lina Khan is an associate professor of law at Columbia Law School, where she directs the Center for Law and the Economy. From June 2021 through January 2025 Khan served as Chair of the Federal Trade Commission, where she managed a $425 million budget and enforced the nation’s antitrust and consumer protection laws. Her major initiatives included tackling noncompete clauses that harm workers and entrepreneurs, challenging monopolistic practices that squeeze start-ups and small businesses, and ensuring that honest businesses can compete on a level playing field. Previously Khan served as counsel to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law. She is a graduate of Williams College and Yale Law School.
City Hall Rotunda
Lower Manhattan
July 22, 2026
