A who’s who team of powerful New Yorkers has been picked by Mayor de Blasio for an all-out push to win the 2016 Democratic National Convention.
But the mayor’s 101-member DNC host committee reads like a tale of one city, heavy with millionaires and billionaires from banking, business and real estate industries.
The main task of the group will be raising $100 million to put on the political extravaganza at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. De Blasio said $10 million in pledges have already come in.
“With this unprecedented show of support from such a broad cross-section of New Yorkers, we’ll be ready to hit the ground running the moment we’re named the host of the 2016 convention,” de Blasio said in a statement.
“Taken together, today’s announcements show that New York City is both excited and prepared to host a fully-funded convention in all five boroughs to showcase the Democratic nominee for president.”
Among the movers and shakers on the committee are JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, Goldman Sachs honcho Lloyd Blankfein, American Express boss Kenneth Chenault and CBS president Les Moonves.
Billionaire entertainment mogul Barry Diller and his wife, fashion icon Diane von Furstenberg, have also been appointed to the committee as well as hip-hop impresario Russell Simmons, actress Cynthia Nixon and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver.
The mayor has also tapped union leaders to be on the committee, including the presidents of 32BJ SEIU and the New York City Central Labor Council.
New York City is in the running for the convention with Philadelphia, Phoenix, Columbus, Ohio, and Birmingham, Ala.
The Democratic National Committee plans to select the convention city later this year or early in 2015.
In August, the city rolled out the red carpet and welcomed the DNC site-selection team with two marching bands and a Water Taxi ride past the Statue of Liberty. The site-selection team was also treated to lunch at midcourt at Barclays Center and dinner with Broadway stars atop the roof of the Met.
On Wednesday, the de Blasio administration promised “a series of community meetings with key stakeholders to continue efforts to engage the community from the grassroots up.”
A de Blasio spokeswoman declined to provide information on those meetings, or how the $10 million in pledges broke down among host committee members.
Below is the mayor’s 101-member DNC host committee:
Vincent Alvarez, NYC Central Labor Council
Stuart Appelbaum, Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union
Gina Argento, Broadway Stages
David J. Barger, JetBlue Airways
Frank A. Bennack Jr., Hearst Corporation
Barry H. Berke, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
Peter Beshar, Marsh and McLennan
Lloyd C. Blankfein, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc
Jeff T. Blau, The Related Companies
Richard Born, BD Hotels
Jacques Brand, Deutsche Bank North America
Jill Bright, Conde Nast Publications
Tonio Burgos, Tonio Burgos and Associates
Ursula M. Burns, Xerox Corporation Ltd.
Kenneth I. Chenault, American Express Company
Ian T. Clark, Genentech, Inc.
Ric Clark, Brookfield Office Properties
Philippe P. Dauman, Viacom, Inc.
Dr. Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel, NYC Landmarks 50 Alliance
Barry Diller, IAC
Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Douglas Durst, The Durst Organization
Helena Durst, The Durst Organization
Blair W. Effron, Centerview Partners
Cheryl Cohen Effron
Jay W. Eisenhofer, Grant & Eisenhofer P.A.
Leecia Eve, Verizon
Hector J. Figueroa, 32BJ SEIU
Alan H. Fishman, Ladder Capital Corporation
Jay S. Fishman, The Travelers Companies, Inc
Gregory Floyd, Teamsters Local 237
Marian Fontana, 9-11 Families Association
Mark T. Gallogly, Centerbridge Partners
MaryAnne Gilmartin, Forest City Ratner Companies
Barry M. Gosin, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank
Jonathan Gray, Blackstone
George Gresham, 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
Robert Greifeld, Nasdaq OMX
Jeffrey R. Gural, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank
Gerald L. Hassell, The Bank of New York Mellon
Marc Holliday, SL Green Realty Group
Hamilton E. James, The Blackstone Group
Steven A. Kandarian, MetLife
Pat Kane, RN, New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)
Brad Karp, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Michael W. Kempner, The MWW Group
Julie Kushner, United Automobile Workers
Pam Kwatra, Kripari Marketing
Gary LaBarbera, Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York
Kenneth Lerer, Lerer Ventures
Leonard Litwin, Glenwood Management
Jeffrey H. Lynford, Educational Housing Services
Tondra Lynford, Resources for Children with Special Needs
John McAvoy, Consolidated Edison, Inc
Raymond J. McGuire, Citigroup, Inc.
George L. Miranda, Teamsters Joint Council 16
Leslie R. Moonves, CBS Corporation
Evan L. Morris, Roche Pharmaceuticals
Michael Mulgrew, UFT
Mike Muse, Muse Recordings
Charles A. Myers, Evercore Partners Inc.
Drew Nieporent, Myriad Restaurant Group
Cynthia Nixon, Actress
Michael E. Novogratz, Fortress Investment Group
Sean Parker, Sean N. Parker Foundation
Alan Patricof, Greycroft LLC
Susan Patricof
Ronald O. Perelman, MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc.
Douglas L. Peterson, McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.
Charles E. Phillips, Infor
Richard R. Plepler, Home Box Office, Inc.
Kirk A. Radke, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Bruce C. Ratner, Forest City Ratner Companies
Scott H. Rechler, RXR Realty
Dennis Rivera
Lillian Roberts, DC 37
James A. Rosenthal, Morgan Stanley
William C. Rudin, Rudin Management Company, Inc.
Kevin P. Ryan, Gilt Groupe
Elizabeth Sackler, Brooklyn Museum
Bill Samuels, Effective NY
Marie Samuels
John Samuelsen, Transport Workers Union Local 100
Michael E. Schlein, Accion International
Richard D. Segal, Seavest Investment Group
Marissa Shorenstein, AT&T, Inc.
Adam Silver, National Basketball Association
Russell W. Simmons, RUSH Communications
Harendra Singh, Singh Hospitality Group
Jay Snyder, HBJ Investments
Rob Speyer, Tishman Speyer Properties
Ambassador Carl Spielvogel, Carl Spielvogel Enterprises
Joseph Spinnato, Hotel Association of New York City
Jonathan M. Tisch, Loews
Daniel R. Tishman, Tishman Construction Corporation
Diane von Furstenberg, DVF
Peter Ward, The New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council
Maureen White
Robert Wolf, 32 Advisors
Kathy Wylde, Partnership for New York City
Donald Zucker, Donald Zucker Co.
