Lanny R. Alexander was named Executive Director of the New York City Loft Board in September 2007.  At the Loft Board, she is responsible for the overall policy development and direction of the Loft Board’s staff.  She sets priorities and goals for the staff, oversees day-to-day administration and operations, and coordinates the exchange of information between the Board and the staff.  The Executive Director is the agency’s General Counsel and represents the agency at all citywide general counsel meetings.  She represents the agency at high level meetings, is the agency’s press liaison, and meets with constituent groups on loft issues.

Prior to joining the Loft Board, she was the Managing Attorney at the New York City Commission on Human Rights.  Before being named Managing Attorney, Ms. Alexander was an attorney in the New York City Housing Authority Law Department’s General Litigation Division where she specialized in employment and housing discrimination, First Amendment, and workers compensation law. Ms. Alexander has appeared before all of the local administrative human rights agencies and has extensive trial and litigation experience in Federal Court and the Second Circuit of Appeals.

Her early career was spent in private practice where she was an associate at Carpenter, Bennett and Morrissey (NJ) and Skadden Arps Slate Meaghen and Flom.

Ms. Alexander received her JD from Pace University Law School and BA from Marymount College. Ms. Alexander resides in Manhattan