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Patricia E. Harris
Deputy Mayor for Administration
Patricia E. Harris is the Deputy Mayor for Administration. Prior to her appointment, Harris managed Bloomberg LP's Corporate Communications Department since 1994, overseeing its Philanthropy, Public Relations, and Governmental Affairs divisions. Prior to her employment at Bloomberg, she was Vice President for Public Relations at Serino Coyne Advertising, where she helped create, plan, and execute new public relation strategies for corporate and non-profit clients. She also served as Vice President for Corporate and Cultural Marketing at Rogers and Cowan from 1990 to 1992.

Harris began her career in public service in 1977 as an Assistant to Congressman Koch. Upon Koch's election as Mayor, she became an Assistant to the Deputy Mayor in 1979. In 1983, Harris was appointed Assistant to the Mayor for federal affairs, subsequently becoming Executive Director of the City's Art Commission from 1983 until 1990. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Government from Franklin and Marshall College.