Rohit T. Aggarwala
Commissioner

Rohit T. “Rit” Aggarwala is a widely recognized expert on urban sustainability, technology, and mobility. He led the creation of the Mayor’s Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability under Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, founded the environmental grantmaking program at Bloomberg Philanthropies, and served as president of the Board of Directors of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group. He was part of the founding team at Sidewalk Labs—Google’s urban technology startup—and more recently was a senior urban tech fellow at the Jacobs Cornell-Technion Institute. He has provided advice and assistance to a number of foundations and impact investment funds and chaired the Regional Plan Association’s Fourth Regional Plan for the New York region. Aggarwala holds a PhD, MBA, and BA from Columbia University and an MA from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario.

Personnel

Vincent Sapienza
Chief Operating Officer

Joseph Murin
Chief Financial Officer

Kim Cipriano
Deputy Chief Operating Officer

Anna Ponting
Chief of Staff

Danielle Barrett
Assistant Commissioner
EEO, Diversity, & Inclusion

Ana Barrio
Deputy Commissioner
Engineering Design & Construction

Zoe Ann Campbell
Deputy Commissioner
Organizational Development & Human Resources

John Cosgrove
Deputy Commissioner
Police & Security

Elissa Stein Cushman
General Counsel and
Deputy Commissioner
Legal Affairs

Beth DeFalco
Deputy Commissioner
Public Affairs & Communications

Angela DeLillo
Acting Deputy Commissioner
Wastewater Treatment

Anastasios Georgelis
Deputy Commissioner
Water & Sewer Operations

Angela Licata
Deputy Commissioner
Sustainability

Persis Luke
Assistant Commissioner
Environmental, Health & Safety

Jeff Lynch
Deputy Commissioner
Customer Services

Paul Rush
Deputy Commissioner
Water Supply

Michael Shum
Acting Chief Information Officer

Joseph Vaicels
Agency Chief Contracting Officer

Elisa Velazquez
Deputy Chief Financial Officer