Year-long program prepares senior business executives for civic leadership
Today the Partnership for New York City announced the 2025 class of David Rockefeller Fellows, an immersive one-year program during which business executives learn how decisions are made, services are delivered, and power is exercised in the nation’s largest and most complex city. The program was established as a tribute to the late David Rockefeller, the founder of the Partnership who inspired generations of business leaders to become engaged in civic life.
This class includes thirty senior executives from diverse industries. Since its inception in 1989, the program has engaged nearly 600 executives, offering them candid conversations with elected officials, commissioners of government agencies, heads of nonprofit institutions, and public policy experts.
“This is a diverse group of civic-minded business leaders eager to learn more about how New York City operates,” said Kathryn Wylde, President and CEO of the Partnership for New York City. “This experience is designed to familiarize them with the unique issues shaping our city and to help them identify how they can contribute to the city in the years ahead. ”
The 2025 class includes:
- Garrett Armwood, Vice President Government Affairs, SL Green Realty Corp.
- Roger Arrieux, Jr., East Region Market Leader & New York Managing Partner, Deloitte
- Robert Brantley, Senior Vice President, Construction, Con Edison
- Catherine Carlson, Executive Vice President, Global Partnerships, BSE Global
- Rachel Casanova, Executive Managing Director, Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.
- Hillary Coleman, Partner, Davis Polk
- Mark Doramus, Partner, Centerview Partners
- Aaron Fink, Senior Managing Director, Centerbridge Partners
- Lauren Geer, Chief Human Resource Officer, IAC
- Will Goodwin, Head of Corporate Affairs, NYSE
- Tiffany Hall, General Counsel, Mastercard
- Elizabeth Hart, President of Leasing, North America, Newmark
- Abigail James, Senior Vice President, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Macy’s, Inc.
- David Javdan, Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal Holdings, LLC
- Brannon Jones, Investor, AlleyCorp
- Eric Juergens, Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
- Katie Keenan, CEO, Blackstone Mortgage Trust and Co-CIO, BREDS, Blackstone
- Tequila Lamar, NYC Outreach Lead, Education for Social Impact, Google
- Tiffany Lundquist, Managing Director and General Counsel, Americas, Moelis & Company
- David Margolius, Executive Vice President, NY Metro Region, Shawmut Design & Construction
- Teresa Mattamouros, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
- Paul Mutter, Managing Director, Head of Global Fixed Income Sales and Region Head of U.S. Fixed Income, TD Securities, TD Cowen
- Antonia Peabody, Managing Director & COO, Citadel LLC
- Colette Prior, Managing Director and Accenture Credit Services Business Lead, Accenture
- Max Rakhlin, Partner, Lightyear Capital
- James Repking, General Counsel, Executive Vice President, Savills Inc.
- Allison Rosier, New York Office Managing Partner, PwC
- Michael Sevi, General Counsel, Ascot Group
- Luke Wolf, Managing Director, C Street Advisory Group
- Candice Yee, Partner and New York Office Leader, Kearney
Testimonials from the class of 2024:
“My experience as a David Rockefeller Fellow has given me a more nuanced understanding of the challenges New York City leaders face, as well as the opportunities for the private sector to support them in addressing these issues,” said Claire James, Partner, Head of New York Private Equity, at Freshfields US LLP and 2024 Fellow. “Learning from these remarkable civic leaders and an incredible cohort of fellows has challenged me to think critically about how I can better contribute to our city’s future.”
“The David Rockefeller Fellows program has been one of the most rewarding experiences in my professional career and in my life as a New Yorker,” said Michael J. Schnitt, Executive Vice President of Acquisitions & Capital Markets at Vornado Realty Trust and 2024 Fellow. “My fellow participants and I got unique access to key decision-makers across the City and a behind-the-scenes look at how our civic leaders are tackling New York’s most pressing issues in real time.”
About the Partnership for New York City
The Partnership for New York City represents the city’s business leaders and largest employers. We work with government, labor, and the nonprofit sector to promote economic growth and maintain the city’s prominence as a global center of economic opportunity, upward mobility, and innovation. The Partnership Fund for New York City contributes directly to projects that create jobs, improve economically distressed communities, and stimulate new business creation. Visit pfnyc.org to learn more.