Andrea Catsimatidis serves as the Chairwoman of the New York County Republican Party and as an executive at her family’s company, the Red Apple Group, with primary responsibilities in the real estate, investment, and insurance divisions. Ms. Catsimatidis graduated from New York…
Matthew Daus was the longest serving Commissioner/Chairman of the NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission (“TLC”) – and prior to that – TLC General Counsel. Mr. Daus’ public service career spanned almost 20 years in NYC government – including: Commissioner –…
Dr. Jurgen Weiss, head of The Brattle Group’s climate change practice, specializesin issues broadly motivated by climate change concerns, such as renewable energy, energy efficiency, energy storage, the interaction between electricity, gas and transportation, and carbon pricing and the impact…
David Phillips is currently Director of the Program on Peace-building and Rights at Columbia University’s Institute for the Study of Human Rights. Phillips has worked as a senior adviser to the United Nations Secretariat and as a foreign affairs expert…
Ken Burns was born in Brooklyn, New York. He founded a production company called Florentine Films and began making documentary films. In 1981, his film Brooklyn Bridge earned him an Academy Award nomination for best documentary. He has gone on…
Former Speaker Newt Gingrich is the former Speaker of the House of Representatives. After the 1994 mid-term elections – Newt Gingrich became the first Republican Speaker of the House in 40 years. While he was House speaker – the House enacted…
Commissioner Bill Bratton is the former New York City Police Commissioner. He is now the Executive Chairman, Teneo Risk; Senior Managing Director, Teneo. The Commissioner resigned the in 2016 to enter private practice. In terms of terrorism, Bratton is the…
Ed Cox is the chairman of the New York Republican State Committee. He is the son-in-law of the 37th President of the United States Richard M. Nixon and 44th First Lady of the United States Pat Nixon. Cox was named…
Betsy McCaughey was the 72nd Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1995 to 1998. She has been a fellow at the conservative Manhattan Institute and Hudson Institute think tanks. She founded the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths (RID) in reaction…
Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis – Republican nominee for Mayor of New York, 2017. She was elected to the New York State Assembly on in 2010. Her district includes all of Staten Island and a large portion of Brooklyn. Assemblywoman Malliotakis was recently…
