Thomas P. DiNapoli. New York State Comptroller
He is responsible for managing the $150 Billion New York State Common Retirement
Beta Gamma Sigma - NYC Frank G. Zarb School of Business-- Hofstra University and MBA Corps are please to present: Thomas P. DiNapoli. New York State Comptroller As their Distinguished Speaker Thomas P. DiNapoli was sworn in as the 54th Comptroller of the State of New York on February 7, 2007. As Chief Fiscal Officer for the State, he is responsible for managing and protecting the State Pension Fund, auditing the spending practices of all State agencies and local governments, reviewing the New York State and City budgets, reviewing and approving all State contracts, and administering the State Oil Spill Fund. (More below.) Since taking office, DiNapoli has fought to restore public trust and confidence in the Office of the State Comptroller, implementing a number of reforms aimed at strengthening internal controls and restoring ethics and transparency in the office. Date: Monday, March 24th 2008 Time: Note event starts at 6:45 PM 6:45 – 7:15 Reception 7:15 – 8 15 Comptrollers remarks and Q & A 8:15 – 8:45 Reception Open Bar (Wine and beer.) Registration Closes Sunday March 23rd at 3pm NO WALK-Ins or at the door registration Only on-line registration for this event Price: $40 Current BGS-NYC Members $50 Non-members, other BGS Club members and guest Register Here Dress Code: Business Casual. NO Blue Jeans. Collared Shirts required. Courtesy Code: Please turn off all electronic devices. Do not use PDAs Cell Phone, Blackberries et al in the Club. Location: The Down Town Association. 60 Pine Street . About the Down Town Association (DTA). The DTA is proud of the public service of its members have provided for over a century. The most notable of these members is FDR, as well as four Secretaries of State, including John Foster Dulles, five Attorneys General, and three Secretaries of War, Thomas E. Dewey, Wendell Willkie and William J. Donovan, first head of the OSS . VIA SUBWAY: Conviently located next to the 2/3 Subway and three blocks from the 4/5 Subway. Take the 2/3 to Wall Street. Follow the exit signs to Pine Street . Exit on the Pine Street side. The DTA is directly across the street at 60 Pine Street . If you exit onto Wall Street, walk one block north on William Street to Pine. Turn right on Pine to 60 Pine Street (on the left). 4/5 train to Wall Street Station. Walk three blocks east on Wall Street to William Street . Turn left on William Street , walk one block to Pine. Turn right on Pine to 60 Pine Street on the left. A/C train to Broadway/Nassau Station. Walk five blocks south on William Street to Pine Street . Turn left on Pine Street to 60 Pine Street . Thomas P. DiNapoli bio Continued: Prior to becoming Comptroller, DiNapoli represented the 16th Assembly District in northwestern Nassau County for 20 years. During his tenure in the Assembly, DiNapoli chaired the Local Governments Committee, the Governmental Operations Committee and the Environmental Conservation Committee. In the Assembly, DiNapoli was a sponsor of legislation creating the Nassau Interim Finance Authority, which helped Nassau County emerge from serious fiscal distress and restore fiscal responsibility. DiNapoli also helped draft and pass stronger school district accountability laws in response to the scandals that exposed the theft of millions of taxpayer dollars on Long Island. As chair of the Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee for five years, DiNapoli earned a reputation as one of the State’s leading voices on environmental issues, leading the fight to pass the nation’s first phase-out of the ground water contaminant MTBE and to refinance the State’s Superfund Program. DiNapoli also co-authored legislation creating New York ’s Brownfield Cleanup Program. DiNapoli first gained recognition in 1972 when, at the age of 18, he was elected as a Trustee of the Mineola Board of Education, becoming the youngest person in New York State to hold public office. Prior to his career in public service, DiNapoli was a manager in the telecommunications industry. He has also served as an adjunct professor at Long Island University-C.W. Post Campus and Hofstra University . He holds a master’s degree in human resources management from The New School University’s Graduate School of Management and Urban Professions. A lifelong resident of Nassau County , DiNapoli graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in history from Hofstra University in Hempstead . He holds a master’s degree in human resources management from The New School University’s Graduate School of Management and Urban Professions. A lifelong resident of Nassau County , DiNapoli graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in history from Hofstra University in Hempstead .
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