Former Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan is the nation’s leading antimonopoly champion. As the 57th FTC chair under President Biden, Khan spearheaded the administration’s efforts to reinvigorate antitrust and consumer protection enforcement. Before heading the FTC, Khan served as counsel to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative law, and as legal advisor to FTC Commissioner Rohit Chopra. Khan is also an Associate Professor of Law at Columbia Law School.

Housing and economic development leader Maria Torres-Springer has held numerous leadership roles in city government, most recently serving as First Deputy Mayor in City Hall. Torres-Springer was previously Deputy Mayor for Housing, Economic Development and Workforce, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, and president and CEO of the NYC Economic Development Corporation. She has also served as vice president for U.S. programs at the Ford Foundation and is the incoming President and CEO of the Revson Foundation.

Melanie Hartzog is the President and CEO of the New York Foundling, one of the city’s largest and oldest non-profit organizations that helps children, youth, adults, and families in need through services, support, and advocacy. Hartzog previously served across two mayoral administrations as New York City’s Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services, as the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget, and as Family Services Coordinator for the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services and Deputy Commissioner of the Administration for Children’s Services. She also led a social services unit in the Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget, and was a Director for the Human Services Council of New York City, Inc.

Transition Executive Director Elana Leopold has served on Mamdani’s campaign as a senior advisor, acting as a liaison to civic, business and cultural leaders across the city. Leopold, a native New Yorker, held several senior roles during the de Blasio administration including senior advisor to IGA and senior aide to the Mayor, as well as serving on the 2013 transition following his successful 2013 campaign.

Dean Fuleihan is a highly-regarded veteran of New York government, previously serving as First Deputy Mayor and Budget Director under Mayor Bill de Blasio. Overseeing a budget of more than $100 billion, he guided the city through pandemic recovery and led major reforms in equitable budgeting and workforce development. Fuleihan brings extensive Albany experience, serving more than 30 years in various posts in the state Assembly, including 16 years as a policy adviser to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. He was also the Chamber’s chief staff negotiator for the state’s $130 billion budget.

Elle Bisgaard-Church began her career in Albany as Zohran’s Chief of Staff in the State Assembly. There, she helped shape core parts of Mamdani’s approach to governance and played a critical role in key achievements such as New York City’s first free bus pilot and organizing effort with NYTWA that won $450 million in relief for taxi workers. Bisgaard-Church then served as the Campaign Manager for Zohran Mamdani’s historic primary campaign, overseeing day-to-day operations and serving as a chief architect behind innovative policy proposals such as the Department of Community Safety. As campaign manager, Elle helped transform the campaign from a little-known candidate to one that captured the city’s attention, running on an affordability agenda with a commitment to deliver for working New Yorkers.