Formerly: Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Rebuilding, New York City; 2002-08, spearheaded 5-borough economic dev. strategy that incl. largest ever affordable housing programme in US, rebuilding of Lower Manhattan, creation of parks and other dev., and PlaNYC, a 127-point plan designed to create the first environmentally sustainable 21st century city. Currently, President and CEO, Bloomberg; since 2008, has guided the company through the financial crisis by enhancing its core product, the Terminal, while investing in new businesses and acquisitions, including Businessweek and the Bureau of National Affairs.