Marc V. Shaw is Chair of the Advisory Board and Senior Advisor at the CUNY Institute for State and Local Governance. Marc was Senior Advisor to the CUNY Chancellor from 2014 to 2017 and Senior Vice Chancellor for Budget, Finance and Financial Policy, from 2010 to 2014.  Marc served as a Senior Advisor to the Governor on Metropolitan Transportation Authority (“MTA”) finances during 2009.  He was the Executive Vice President for Strategic Planning at Extell Development Company from 2006 to 2008. Marc served as the New York City First Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayor for Operations to Mayor Bloomberg from 2002 to 2006.  He was the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer for the MTA from 1996 to 2001. Marc has served as NYC Budget Director, NYC Finance Commissioner, and Finance Director for the NYC Council. Mr. Shaw also worked for the NYS Senate Finance Committee. Marc was Chair of the New York City Commission on Property Tax Reform from 2018-2021, and responsible for the final report, “The Road to Reform: A Blueprint for Modernizing and Simplifying New York City’s Property Tax System.” Marc has a BA and MA in Urban Anthropology from Buffalo State and SUNY Buffalo.