Minority-Commerce-Weekly-Newsletter - Flipbook - Page 3
April 11-17, 2024
Minority Commerce Weekly - “MWDBE/SDVOB Contract Reporter”
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ROBERT J. RODRIGUEZ, APPOINTED
TO SERVE AS ACTING PRESIDENT AND CEO OF DASNY
Governor Kathy Hochul has announced that the DASNY Board of Directors
has appointed Robert J. Rodriguez as Acting President and Chief Executive
Officer. Robert Rodriguez currently serves as New York’s 68th Secretary of
State and will take on his new role beginning on May 8. Mr. Rodriguez will
serve as Acting President & CEO until confirmed by the Senate.
Governor Hochul said, “As Secretary of State, Robert has been a skilled
manager, a sharp tactician, and a devoted public servant for the people of
New York, and I have the utmost confidence that he will continue to succeed
in this new role. DASNY staff stepped up in extraordinary ways to fulfill the
authority’s mission while my office conducted its search for new leadership,
and I look forward to continuing our partnership with Robert at the helm.”
Lisa Gomez, Chair of the DASNY Board of Directors, said, “Secretary
Rodriguez has been a tremendous addition to the DASNY Board of Directors, and we look forward to his continued leadership in this new role. His
background and record of accomplishments provides a unique level of
expertise to DASNY’s work of supporting so many critical New York State
institutions.”
As Secretary of State, he oversaw the Department of State and advanced
initiatives to provide a better quality of life and expand opportunities for all
New Yorkers. Prior to joining the administration as Secretary of State, he
served as a member of the New York State Assembly for 11 years, representing Assembly District 68, where he focused on protecting and creating
affordable housing, bringing good jobs into the community and ensuring
children received a quality education. He served as Co-Chair of the Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment, founding
Chair of the Assembly sub-committee on Infrastructure and Member of
Committees on Ways and Means, Housing, Labor, Banking, Corporations
and Authorities and Mental Health.
Secretary Rodriguez also held private sector roles as a Director at Public
Financial Management, Vice-President at A.C. Advisory, Inc. and various
management and operations roles at Bloomberg LP. In addition, he served on
a number of volunteer boards including as Chairman of Manhattan Community Board 11 and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Upper
Manhattan Empowerment Zone.
He is a graduate of Yale University, where he received a B.A. in History and
Political Science and New York University Stern Business School where he
received an MBA in Finance. He is also an emerging leader of the New
America Alliance, and a Council for Urban Professionals (CUP) Fellow.
Robert J. Rodriguez
Acting President and CEO, DASNY
“I am honored to be appointed as
the next President and Chief Executive Officer of the Dormitory
Authority of the State of New York. I
want to thank Governor Hochul
and the DASNY Board of Directors
for the privilege to serve in this
capacity. DASNY’s financing,
construction, and grants management on behalf of science, health,
and educational not-for-profits is
the foundation for stronger, inclusive, and more sustainable communities across the State of New York.”