Anthony Tassi is the Executive Director of the Mayor's Office of Adult Education, an office established in 2006 to create better outcomes for the City's adult education system. He is responsible for coordinating strategy and promoting best practices among participating City agencies and community based organizations. Mr. Tassi facilitates connections between the adult education system and the Administration's education, community development, and social policy priorities.

Prior to becoming the Executive Director of Adult Education, Mr. Tassi served as the Health Policy Advisor to the Deputy Mayor for Policy. Mr. Tassi advised the Deputy Mayor on all issues related to public health, Medicaid, and health care delivery and represented the Mayor's Office at meetings of the Boards of Directors of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation and the Primary Care Development Corporation. He also initiated the City's health literacy initiative, which has grown to include dozens of adult education programs and health care providers. Mr. Tassi began his career in public service in the Washington, D.C. office of Senator Edward M. Kennedy.

Mr. Tassi holds a master's degree in international development from Columbia University, where he served as an adjunct instructor for four years, and a bachelor's degree from Johns Hopkins University.