Afternoon Keynote and Lunch
12:00 - 1:00 pm
Introduction by Denise Scott, Executive Vice President for Programs, LISC; Class C Director, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Denise Scott is Executive Vice President in charge of LISC’s national and local programs. With three decades of experience in community development, she leads LISC’s neighborhood investment efforts in 30 cities and rural areas in 39 states. She previously managed LISC’s flagship program in New York City, focusing on affordable housing, commercial corridors, education, health, and jobs. In July of this year, she joined the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. She is on the board of the New York City Housing Development Corporation and is a member of the Age-Friendly NYC Commission and the NYU Furman Center advisory board. Denise received a Master of Urban Planning from Columbia University.
Jamie Rubin, Commissioner of New York State Homes and Community Renewal
James (Jamie) Rubin is Commissioner of NYS Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), the agency charged with carrying out Governor Cuomo's $1 billion House NY plan and financing the development and preservation of affordable housing statewide. Jamie came to HCR from the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery where he served as the Executive Director. Prior to that, Jamie was New York Director of the President’s Hurricane Sandy Recovery and Rebuilding Task Force and a Senior Advisor to then-HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan. Jamie has served as the Chairman of the Board of Common Ground Communities, the country’s largest developer and manager of supportive housing for the formerly homeless. He holds a law degree from Yale University and an undergraduate degree from Harvard University.