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New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams is considering a Goldman Sachs executive for a role in his administration, according to people familiar with the matter.
Adams and his allies have been discussing the idea of giving Stephen Scherr, Goldmans chief financial officer, a leadership position in the new administration, these people said. These people declined to be named in order to discuss ongoing private conversations.
Scherr, who is set to retire from New York-based Goldman at the end of the year, is a co-chair of Adams transition team. He could be in line to be deputy mayor for housing and economic development, or could end up leading the New York City Economic Development Corp., or NYCEDC, the people said.
Adams has not publicly said who he will end up choosing for those roles. Its likely he will make the decisions closer to his swearing-in date, Jan. 1. He has been moving ahead with planning for other important positions, such as asking New York Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y. to be a deputy mayor and noting that hes close to deciding the next police commissioner.
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comradebillyboy
(10,144 posts)his administration. Good work Mayor Adams.
OnDoutside
(19,956 posts)comradebillyboy
(10,144 posts)everybody who has been successful in the private sector?
OnDoutside
(19,956 posts)successful, if you have money uber alles, as your totem.
Renew Deal
(81,856 posts)OnDoutside
(19,956 posts)msongs
(67,405 posts)RANDYWILDMAN
(2,672 posts)They look out for the rich and connected period. freaking pass
Zeitghost
(3,858 posts)Because they are paid by the rich and connected to look after them.
If the city of NY pays them, they will look after the city's interests.
Sanity Claws
(21,847 posts)WhiskeyGrinder
(22,329 posts)jalan48
(13,863 posts)comradebillyboy
(10,144 posts)brooklynite
(94,520 posts)Last edited Tue Nov 23, 2021, 06:56 PM - Edit history (1)
whos top campaign message was defund the police.
https://council.nyc.gov/brad-lander/category/criminal-justice/
electric_blue68
(14,891 posts)Polybius
(15,398 posts)It's an extremist position for anyone to take.
electric_blue68
(14,891 posts)Comptroller..
I understand the impulse for "defund the police". It's a cry of pain from so much abuse down through decades, and decades. It was not the best slogan, though.
They do need heavy, serious reform - between
serious, rampant racism and misoginy, and more. A certain 🤔 imperiousness among too many.
radius777
(3,635 posts)who knows that you need people who understand the system to reform the system.
Just because someone works for a big corp does not make them bad; Warren Buffett and Bill Gates agree with much of what Elizabeth Warren does.