Tuesday, June 8, 2021
2:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Please join us for our next meet the candidate series which will focus on the candidates for the office of NYC Comptroller. The Comptroller oversees New York City spending with the authority to audit city agencies in order to root out waste and mismanagement. Along with this responsibility they act as a fiduciary to New York City’s public pension funds and provide oversight of the city’s budget, debt, and finances. It is a role that is extremely important to the business community so please join us as he presents his plan and lays out his ideas for the office.
Honorable Brian Benjamin
Candidate | New York City Comptroller
Brian Benjamin was born in Harlem to an immigrant mother who had come to this country with hopes for a better future for her son. Brian has always believed in New York City as a place where anybody can achieve their dreams, and after earning a degree in Public Policy from Brown and a Master’s in Business from Harvard, Brian returned to Harlem to start his career.
Brian gained crucial insight into financial management by working as an investment advisor at Morgan Stanley before deciding to apply his skillset for the greater public good. Working at a minority-owned business to build affordable housing, Brian helped create over one thousand affordable and environmentally sustainable units, all while helping young people develop work skills and secure good construction jobs through community youth programs.
Brian served as Chair of his Community Board before being elected to represent Harlem and the Upper West Side in the State Senate in 2017. In the Senate, Brian serves as Chair of the Budget and Revenues Committee and has distinguished himself as a leader in criminal justice reform and tenant protections. Brian sponsored a bill to prevent landlords from drastically increasing rent on rent-stabilized apartments, and he successfully fought to divest New York's public pension funds from for-profit prisons.
With his own parents retired on a pension, Brian knows how critically important the role of Comptroller is. He is ready to apply his passion for making our city a just and affordable place to live and his financial expertise to benefit all New Yorkers.
Brian lives with his wife and daughter in Harlem.
| Member | Free! |
|---|---|
| Chamber/Association Member* | 50% discount |
| Non-Member | $39 |
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