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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: August 28, 1996

Release #410-96

Contact: Jack Deacy (212) 788-2958 or Dwight Williams (212) 788-2972


MAYOR GIULIANI NAMES CHIEF OF STAFF RANDY MASTRO AS DEPUTY MAYOR FOR OPERATIONS

Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani today announced the appointment of Randy M. Mastro as Deputy Mayor for Operations. Mr. Mastro will assume the operational responsibilities now carried out by First Deputy Mayor Peter J. Powers. His appointment becomes effective September 3, 1996.

The Deputy Mayor for Operations oversees the day-to-day operations of City government, directing the City's relations with Federal, state and local agencies and acts as the Mayor's chief liaison with elected officials. In the Mayor's absence, Randy Mastro will have the authority to act on the Mayor's behalf.

"Randy Mastro has been an outstanding Chief of Staff in my administration," Mayor Giuliani said. "Not only has Randy been involved in all aspects of the daily operations of the Mayor's Office, but he has gone above and beyond the call of duty by overseeing important economic initiatives to reform the City's wholesale food markets and private carting industry. We have all benefited from Randy's tireless efforts and look forward to continuing to work with him in this new role."

The Mayor added, "Randy will bring years of expertise and leadership to his new role as Deputy Mayor for Operations. He will now have the larger responsibility of supervising the daily operations of City agencies."

As Chief of Staff, Mr. Mastro supervised many vital departments in the Mayor's Office, including scheduling, correspondence, special events, advance, citywide services and fiscal and administrative functions. He was responsible for recruiting top level talent for the Administration and the Mayor's Cabinet and also served as an advisor to the Mayor on policy, personnel and legal issues.

At the request of the Mayor, Mr. Mastro led the City's efforts to clean up and regulate operations at the Fulton Fish Market, the City's other wholesale food markets, the private carting industry and the San Gennaro Festival. He also directed the dramatic turnaround of the City's Off-Track Betting Corporation, now a profitable money making entity. In addition to his duties as Chief of Staff, Mr. Mastro has served as the Acting Chairman of the Trade Waste Commission.

Randy Mastro has been the Mayor's Chief of Staff since January 1, 1994, after serving as outside counsel to the Mayor's campaign and Deputy Executive Director of Mayor-elect Giuliani's transition team. Mr. Mastro began his legal career in 1981, serving as a law clerk to Justice Alan B. Handler of the New Jersey Supreme Court, and then from 1982 to 1985, he was a litigation associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore. From 1985 to 1989, Mr. Mastro was an Assistant United States Attorney and Deputy Chief of the Civil Division in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, where he specialized in organized crime cases. After working with the Federal government, Mr. Mastro became a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, one of the nation's oldest and largest law firms. From 1988 to 1993, Mr. Mastro was an adjunct associate professor at Fordham University Law School, teaching complex civil litigation and legal writing.

Randy Mastro is a cum laude graduate of Yale University (B.A. 1978) and the University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D. 1981). Mr. Mastro is married to Dr. Jonine Bernstein, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. They are the proud parents of a new daughter, Arianna. They live in the West Village with their dog, Bogart, a champion bearded collie.



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