New York State Higher Education Commission

Commissioners Appointed by the Governor

Hunter Rawlings (Chair), Cornell President Emeritus
Nancy Cantor, Chancellor, Syracuse University
John Clark, Nominee, Nominee for Interim SUNY Chancellor, current Interim President, SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
Milton Cofield, New York State Board of Regents, Executive Director, Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University
Lois DeFleur, President, Binghamton University
John Dyson, Chairman and CEO, Pebble Ridge Vineyards & Wine Estates, Former New York City Deputy Mayor for Finance and Economic Development
Peter Fishbein, Special Counsel, Kaye Scholer LLP
Matt Goldstein, Chancellor, CUNY
Carl Hayden, Former Chancellor of the New York State Board of Regents
Elena Kagan, Dean, Harvard Law School
Eduardo Martí, President, Queensborough Community College CUNY
Richard Mills, NY State Commissioner of Education
Bruce Raynor, General President, UNITE HERE
William Scheuerman, President, United University Professions
Tom Schwarz, President, Purchase College, SUNY
Joel Seligman, President, University of Rochester
John Sexton, President, New York University
Marc Shaw, Board of Trustees, CUNY, Executive Vice President, Strategic Planning at Extell Development Company
John Simpson, President, University at Buffalo, SUNY
Adam Urbanski, President, Rochester Teachers Association
Myron Mitchell, SUNY Faculty
Dr. Robert “Buz” Paaswell, CUNY Faculty
Don Boyce, SUNY Student
Lauren Talerman, CUNY Student

Assembly Speaker Silver’s Appointments:

Senate Majority Leader Bruno’s Appointments:

Senator Kenneth LaValle, Chair, Senate Higher Education Committee
Abraham M. Lackman, President, Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities

Senate Minority Leader Smith’s Appointment:

Assembly Minority Leader Tedisco’s Appointment: