David Rockefeller Fellows
Providing business leaders with a unique opportunity to better understand New York City and take a more active role in shaping the city’s future.
Program Objectives
Since 1988, the David Rockefeller Fellows Program has been preparing senior corporate executives for more active leadership in civic and public affairs, following the model of the Partnership’s founding chairman:
- Enhance business and civic leadership skills
- Facilitate access to the knowledge and networks necessary to forge effective public-private partnerships
- Establish relationships between leaders in the public, private and nonprofit sectors
- Develop an alumni network that will support the Partnership’s policy and program objectives
Fellowship Experience
During the 12-month program, fellows meet with leaders in the public and private sectors through a series of meetings, site visits and tours that are held two to three times per month.
Public Sector Leaders
Meet with key government officials and heads of important nonprofit institutions to learn about their work and the issues they are dealing with. Participants gain a new appreciation for the complexity and challenges of managing public agencies. They hear about issues from many perspectives—legislators, labor leaders, journalists, civic activists and academics.
Private Sector Leaders
Meet in intimate settings with global business leaders, who share their insights on industry trends, management practices, and the value of civic engagement.
Attend Site Visits
Gain a first-hand view of the city’s nerve centers, including the Command Centers of the NYC Police Department, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Con Edison. There are insider tours of the World Trade Center; Rikers Island Correctional Facility; public high schools and charter schools; Manhattan Family Court; and several arts and cultural institutions.
Current Fellows Class (2022)
Mary Armstrong
Managing Director
General Atlantic LLC
Christopher Balestra
President & CIO
Taconic Investment Partners LLC
Lisa Banker
Principal, Strategy & Transaction’s Life Sciences Market Leader
Ernst & Young LLP
Amber Banks
Partner
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Dean Bell
Partner
KPMG LLP
William Braverman
General Counsel - Asset Management
Neuberger Berman Group LLC
Kristen Chang Winckler
Partner
Ropes & Gray LLP
Dan Charney
Co-President
Cowen
Christina Chiu
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Empire State Realty Trust
Elizabeth Cooper
Partner
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Phil DeCicco, Jr.
Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, New York
National Grid
Daniel Egan
Managing Director, Head of Real Estate ESG for the Americas
Blackstone
Padma Elmgart
Chief Technology Officer
Global Atlantic Financial Company
Stacey Feder
Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer for Hudson Yards
The Related Companies, L.P.
Gwen Foster
Managing Director, Investments - Private Placements
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
Andrew Gelb
Executive Vice President, Head of Issuer Solutions
Fiserv
Rose Marie Glazer
Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer
American International Group, Inc.
Meaghan Gragg
Partner
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
Jordan Halpern-Leistner
Director
Silver Lake
David Himmel
Managing Director, COO
Jamestown Properties LLC
David Howard
General Counsel and Secretary to the Board of Directors
Tapestry, Inc.
Vanessa Jackson
Partner
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Heather Kahn
Vice President, Leasing
Boston Properties
Jason Kaufman
Managing Director, Head of Fund Management
Silverstein Properties, Inc.
Dohyun Kim
Partner
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Nyron Latif
Head of Wealth & Investment Management Operations
Wells Fargo & Company
Harrison Lung
Partner, Value Creation
Siris Capital Group, LLC
Yolanda Lyle
Vice President, Exec Operations/Chief of Staff
Pfizer Inc.
Natalie Mayslich
General Manager, Consumer & Enterprise, Care.com
IAC
Chris McCartin
Managing Director, Design and Construction
Tishman Speyer
Patrick Michel
Partner
Sidley Austin LLP
Alma Rosa Montanez
Vice President, Chief Corporate Counsel & Assistant Corporate Secretary
S&P Global
Abigail Nintzel
Chief of Staff
Revlon, Inc.
Shawn Outler
Executive Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer
Macy’s, Inc.
Margo Pilic
Chief of Staff to CEO
Citi
Lisa Reifer
Head of Finance & Treasury
JetBlue Airways Corporation
Ana Rua
Government Affairs Manager, NY City & State
Crown Castle
Robert Stone
Head of Sales, Alternative & Traditional Assets
SS&C Technologies, Inc.
Yael Taqqu
Senior Partner; Managing Partner NY
McKinsey & Company, Inc.
LaKia Williams
Director, Community Impact and Investment
Capital One
Julia Yun Zhang
Managing Director and Treasurer
Equitable