Board of Directors and Officers

Board of Directors

Members of the Board of Directors of the Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corporation serve ex officio. Date of appointment included in parentheses.

Jacques Jiha, Ph.D. (11/01/2020)
Director of the New York City Office of Management and Budget

Brad Lander (01/01/2022)
New York City Comptroller

Adrienne Adams (01/05/2022)
Speaker of City Council

Adolfo Carrion, Jr (03/10/2025)
Deputy Mayor of New York City for Housing, Economic Development, and Workforce

Jeffrey Roth (03/10/2025)
Deputy Mayor for Operations

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Officers

David Womack
President

Mr. Womack was appointed President of the Corporation in April 2021. He is a graduate of Yale University and received an M.B.A. from the Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College. He also serves as Deputy Director of Financing Policy and Coordination at the Office of Management and Budget of the City of New York.

Laura Neesley
Vice President and Treasurer

Ms. Neesley (nee Tarbox) was appointed Vice President & Treasurer of the Corporation in September 2023. She has previously served as the Corporation’s Deputy Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer. She received a B.S. in Urban Planning from Cornell University. She also serves as a Senior Assistant Director in the Financing Policy Unit of the Office of Management and Budget of the City of New York, where she began working in November of 2008. Prior to joining OMB, she worked as a municipal credit analyst for CIFG Services, Inc.

Jeffrey M. Werner
Secretary

Mr. Werner was appointed Secretary of the Corporation in September 2023. He previously served as Assistant Secretary to the Corporation from 2005. Mr. Werner is a graduate of Bowdoin College and Columbia Law School. He also serves as General Counsel at the Office of Management and Budget of the City of New York.

Deborah Cohen
Assistant Secretary

Ms. Cohen was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Corporation in May 2024. She is a graduate of the University at Buffalo and the George Washington University Law School. She also serves as Deputy General Counsel to Office of Management and Budget of the City of New York.

Raymond Lee
Comptroller

Mr. Lee was appointed Comptroller of the Corporation in December 2022. He is a graduate of the New York University Stern School of Business. He also serves as Assistant Director at the Office of Management and Budget of the City of New York.

Kemraj Narine
Deputy Comptroller

Mr. Narine was appointed Deputy Comptroller in May 2014. He previously served as the Corporation’s Assistant Comptroller. He is a graduate of York College of the City University of New York. He also serves as Deputy Assistant Director at the Office of Management and Budget of the City of New York.

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