Dean Fuleihan

Dean Fuleihan (born January 27, 1951) is an American civil servant, who served as First Deputy Mayor of New York City from 2018 to 2021.^[2] Previously, he served as the budget director of the New York City Mayor's Office of Management and Budget,^[3][1] and the New York State Assembly chief fiscal and policy advisor^[4] for over 30 years,^[5] and as a vice president at SUNY College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering.^[6][3][7]

Dean Fuleihan
First Deputy Mayor of New York City
In office January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2021
Mayor	Bill de Blasio
Preceded by	Anthony Shorris
Succeeded by	Lorraine Grillo
Director of the New York City Mayor's Office of Management and Budget
In office January 1, 2014 – December 31, 2017
Appointed by	Bill de Blasio
Preceded by	Mark Page[1]
Succeeded by	Melanie Hartzog
Personal details
Born	(1951-01-27) January 27, 1951 (age 74)
Political party	Democratic
Education	Alfred University (BA)

Early life and education

Fuleihan earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Alfred University and studied public finance at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.^[8][9]

Career

Fuleihan began his career as a policy analyst in the New York State Assembly in 1978.^[3][10] He worked as a budget analyst and rose to become long-time Speaker Sheldon Silver's "budget guru",^[3] in charge of negotiating New York State's $130 billion budget.^[3] Fuleihan retired from the Assembly in 2011 and joined the SUNY Poly College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering as an executive vice president.^[6][3]

Bill de Blasio hired Fuleihan after his victory in the 2013 mayoral election. His first main task as the Director of the New York City Mayor's Office of Management and Budget was negotiating labor contracts that previous mayor, Michael Bloomberg, had left expire for years.^[11][12] Under de Blasio and Fuleihan, the budget of New York City has grown from $72 billion to $85 billion.^[13][14][15]

In late November 2017, First Deputy Mayor Anthony Shorris announced he would step down from his post,^[16] and de Blasio offered the job to Fuleihan, who accepted the role as First Deputy Mayor effective January 2018.^[2] Fuleihan was replaced as Director of the New York City Mayor's Office of Management and Budget by Melanie Hartzog.^[2]

In June of 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul appointed Fuleihan to the New York State Financial Control Board. ^[17]

Personal life

Fuleihan is of Lebanese descent.^[18][19]