Members 

Carl Weisbrod, Chair

Carl Weisbrod has led numerous public initiatives focused on revitalizing New York City neighborhoods. Beginning in the 1970s, he led the successful New York State and New York City efforts to revitalize Times Square. From 1990 to 1994, he served as the founding president of the New York City Economic Development Corporation. From 2014 to 2017, he was Chair of the New York City Planning Commission and Director of the Department of City Planning.  
  
He is currently a Senior Advisor at HR&A Advisors. He has served as a Director of the Trust for Governors Island since 2012 and as a Trustee of New York Public Radio since 2017. His past roles include Trustee of the Ford Foundation and the Urban Land Institute, and Chair of the New York State Health Foundation. Weisbrod holds degrees from Cornell University and New York University School of Law.  
  
Dr. Lilliam Barrios-Paoli, Commissioner

Dr. Lilliam Barrios-Paoli has held senior leadership roles in New York City government and the nonprofit sector for decades. She chaired the board of New York City Health + Hospitals and served as Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services. Her work in City government includes serving as Commissioner of the Department for the Aging, Department of Employment, Department of Personnel (now DCAS), Department of Housing Preservation and Development, and the Human Resources Administration.   
  
In the nonprofit sector, she was President and CEO of Safe Space NYC and Senior Vice President and Chief Executive for Agency Services at the United Way of New York City, where she was instrumental in establishing the September 11th Fund. She also served as Executive Director of Lincoln Hospital in the South Bronx. Dr. Barrios-Paoli holds a degree from Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City as well as a Masters and Ph.D. from the New School for Social Research.   
  
Larian Angelo, Commissioner

Larian Angelo is an economist with nearly 30 years of public service experience. She served in the New York City Office of Management and Budget under two administrations, including as Deputy Director for Education and Intergovernmental Relations under Mayor Bloomberg and as First Deputy Director under Mayor de Blasio. She also worked for the New York City Council as Chief Economist under Speaker Peter Vallone and later as Finance Director for Speaker Gifford Miller.  
  
Angelo served as Vice President at CUNY’s Guttman Community College and as a Senior Fellow at the CUNY Institute for State and Local Governance. She has taught public finance at the Milano School of Public Policy and has served on multiple public bodies, including the Mayor’s Charter Revision Commission, the New York City Audit Committee, the COVID-19 Fiscal Impact Task Force for Suffolk County and the New York City Panel for Education Policy. 
  
Earlier in her career, Larian was research director for the United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers of America. She holds a Ph.D. from the New School for Social Research.