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For Immediate Release: August 8, 2011

GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES MTA SEARCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Committee will assist with search for new MTA chairman

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the creation of an MTA Search Advisory

Committee that will assist in recommending and evaluating candidates for the next chairman andCEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

"This committee will help conduct a national and international search to find and recommend the

most talented candidates for the next chairman of the MTA," Governor Cuomo said. "I amcommitted to appointing a new chairman who will put straphangers first and who will continue

to reform the MTA by reducing costs and waste, while improving efficiency and service."

The advisory committee is comprised of leading public transportation experts and management professionals in the public and private sectors. An executive search and recruitment firm,

Krauthamer & Associates, has been engaged to assist in the process. The Governor'sappointment of an MTA chairman is subject to Senate confirmation.

Mortimer Downey, former Deputy Secretary of U.S. Department of Transportation, said, "This

committee will assist with a comprehensive review and evaluation process of top-tier professionals to be considered for next chairman of the MTA. With tight budget pressures and

hard decisions ahead, the new chairman must ensure the MTA provides quality service whilemeeting tough fiscal demands. Governor Cuomo's strong commitment to the MTA is reflected in

this committee's membership of experienced civic leaders and public transportation experts."

Gene Russianoff, Senior Attorney of the NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign, said, "The nextchairman and CEO of the MTA will shape transportation policies in the New York metropolitan

region for millions of daily riders, and I congratulate the Governor for putting together a great panel to seek the best possible candidates."

Robert Yaro, President of the Regional Plan Association, said, "Governor Cuomo has charged

this committee with assisting in the selection of a new chairman for the MTA and over the nextmonths we will help evaluate and review top public transportation professionals from across the

nation. I commend the Governor for assembling this committee to assist with finding a newchairman, and I look forward to continuing to work together to revitalize our state's public

transportation system."

Members of the Committee include:

Vincent Alvarez, President, New York City Central Labor Council Mr. Alvarez is President of the New York City Central Labor Council, an organization that

represents more than one million union members. Mr. Alvarez is the council's first Hispanic andfirst full-time president. He previously served as deputy legislative director of the New York

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State A.F.L-C.I.O, and was former Chief of Staff at the Council.

Lillian Borrone, Board Chair, Eno Transportation Foundation

Ms. Borrone currently chairs the Eno Transportation Foundation, a nonprofit organization that

partners with government agencies, professional and private organizations to improve the

mobility, safety and sustainability of transportation systems. Ms. Borrone previously served asthe Assistant Executive Director of the Port Authority of NY and NJ, and also held positions asthe Director of the Port Commerce Department and Director of Management and Budget.

Stanley Brezenoff, President and CEO, Continuum Health Partners

Mr. Brezenoff currently serves as the President and CEO of Continuum Health Partners, ahospital system that includes Beth Israel Medical Center, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center,

Long Island College Hospital and The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. Previously, he servedas the Executive Director of the Port Authority of NY and NJ, and was the former Deputy Mayor

of Operations, as well as the First Deputy Mayor of New York City, during the Kochadministration.

Mary Ann Crotty, Former Director of State Operations

Ms. Crotty is the former Deputy Secretary for Transportation and former Director of StateOperations under Governor Mario Cuomo.

Beverly Dolinsky, Former Executive Director, Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee

Ms. Dolinsky formerly served as the Executive Director Permanent Citizens AdvisoryCommittee to the MTA for 25 years. Ms. Dolinksy also was the first riders' representative on the

MTA board, a non-voting seat that was established in 1995, where she served for 8 years.

Mortimer Downey, Former Deputy Secretary, US Department of Transportation Mr. Downey formerly served as the Deputy Secretary at US Department of Transportation

during the Clinton Administration. He is currently Secretary of the Eno TransportationFoundation and a Senior Advisor for Parsons Brinckerhoff. He began his career at the Port

Authority of NY and NJ, where he held various positions. Mr. Downey has also served as theExecutive Director and Chief Financial Officer of the New York MTA.

Fernando Ferrer, Board Member, MTA

Mr. Ferrer formerly served as Bronx Borough President from 1987 to 2001. Upon leaving this post, he ran for mayor of New York in both 2001 and 2005. He is the former director of the

Drum Hill Institute, and is a current co-chairman of Mercury Public Affairs.

Howard Glaser, Director of State Operations

Sidney Holmes, Partner, Winston Strawn LLP Mr. Holmes is a corporate partner at Winston Strawn LLP, and has served as bond counsel,

underwriter's counsel, and bank counsel in virtually every type of municipal bond financingthroughout the United States and its territories. In May 2008, Mr. Holmes was appointed by New

York Governor David Paterson to serve as a commissioner of the Port Authority of NY and NJ.Mr. Holmes is also a commissioner of the New York State Insurance Fund and is a board

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member of the New York Urban League, and the Brooklyn Navy Yard DevelopmentCorporation.

Denis Hughes, President, New York State AFL-CIO

Mr. Hughes is the current president of the 2.5 million-member New York State AFL-CIO. He

first became a union member at the age of 16 when he joined the Retail Clerks Union, and later joined the AFL-CIO as Political Director and Assistant to the President. He was first elected asPresident in 1999, and was subsequently re-elected to three consecutive terms. Mr. Hughes has

also served as Commissioner of the New York State Insurance Fund, and was appointed to theBoard of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

William Longhi, President & CEO, Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.

Mr. Longhi has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Orange and RocklandUtilities, Inc. since February 2009. Previously, he served as Senior Vice President of Central

Operations at Con Edison Company of New York. Since joining Con Edison in 1976, Mr.Longhi has held a variety of positions throughout the company, including Vice President of

Operations at O&R in 2000 and 2001.

Mitchell Moss, Director, Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management Prior to his appointment as Director of the Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and

Management, Mr. Moss was the Director of NYU's Taub Urban Research Center, where hedirected research projects for the National Science Foundation, Charles Revson Foundation, U.S.

Department of Commerce, New York State Economic Development Corporation, and leading private corporations. Professor Moss has been on the faculty of NYU since 1973.

Richard Ravitch, Former Lieutenant Governor of New York

Mr. Ravitch is a veteran public servant, having worked in both federal and state government for decades. In the late 1960s, Ravitch left his family's construction firm to join President Lyndon

Johnson's administration. Under President Johnson, Ravitch served as a member of the UnitedStates Commission on Urban Problems and was elected president of the Citizens Housing and

Planning Council. Later, under Governor Hugh Carey, Mr. Ravitch served as chairman of the New York State Urban Development Corporation, rescuing the agency from near-bankruptcy.

Mr. Ravitch went onto become chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. In 2008,Governor Paterson tapped him to chair a commission charged with restoring the MTA to sound

financial footing and he subsequently served as Lieutenant Governor. Currently Mr. Ravitch is a partner at New York based law firm Ravitch, Rice & Co.

Bill Rudin, Chairman, Association for a Better NY

In addition to serving as the Chair of the Association for a Better NY, Mr. Rudin is currently thePresident of Rudin Management Company, Inc. He also serves as Chairman of the Board for the

Battery Conservancy and as a member of the Boards of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, theReal Estate Board of New York and New York University.

Gene Russianoff, Senior Attorney, NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign

Mr. Russianoff is senior attorney and chief spokesman for the Straphangers Campaign for NYPIRG, a Manhattan-based public transportation advocacy group that focuses mainly on

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subway and bus services run by New York City Transit. Mr. Russianoff has worked for NYPIRGsince his graduation from Harvard Law School in 1978.

Desmond Ryan, Executive Director, Association for a Better Long Island

Mr. Ryan is the Executive Director at ALBI. Previously, Mr. Ryan worked at Grumman

Aerospace where he worked in public affairs issues in both Washington, D.C. and Albany. Hehas also served as Director of Government Affairs at the Long Island Association, and worked inthe Office of the New York State Assembly Speaker in the 1980s where he focused on legislative

issues affecting the Long Island region.

Thomas Schwarz, President, SUNY Purchase Mr. Schwarz has served as President of SUNY Purchase since 2003. He is a retired partner from

Skadden, Arps, Meagher and Flom, which he originally joined in 1969. At Skadden, he was National Practice Leader of the Litigation Department and the founding partner of the firm's

Committee on Diversity. Mr. Schwarz served as mayor of the village of Ocean Beach in Suffolk County from 1978 to 1987 and was Special Counsel to the New York State Commission on

Government Integrity 1987-1991. He also served as acting president of Hamilton College in1999.

Rodney Slater, Partner, Patton Boggs

Mr. Slater is a partner at Patton Boggs. Previously, Mr. Slater served as Secretary of the USDepartment of Transportation during the Clinton Administration. He also served as director of

the Federal Highway Administration. He is also a partner at James Lee Witt Associates andcurrently serves on the board of directors of Africare and The Dance Theater of Harlem. He is

the chair of the Board of Trustees of United Way and serves on the corporate boards of Delta Air Lines and Verizon.

Robert Steel, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development

Robert K. Steel is currently the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development. He is responsible for

the city's five-borough economic development strategy and job-creation efforts, and spearheadsmajor development projects city-wide. Deputy Mayor Steel oversees various agencies including

the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Department of City Planning,Department of Small Business Services, NYC Economic Development Corporation and NYC &

Company. Previously, Mr. Steel was the President and CEO of Wachovia. He also formerlyserved as Under Secretary for Domestic Finance at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Prior to

entering government service, Mr. Steel spent nearly three decades at Goldman Sachs, where he became co-head of the U.S. Equities Division and Vice Chairman of the firm.

Robert Yaro, President, Regional Plan Association

Mr. Yaro is currently President of Regional Plan Association, the nation's oldest independentmetropolitan policy, research, and advocacy group. Mr. Yaro also co-chairs the Empire State

Transportation Alliance and the Friends of Moynihan Station, and is Vice President of the Forumfor Urban Design.

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