Dean Fuleihan (born January 27, 1951) is an American civil servant, who served as First Deputy Mayor of the

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from 2018 to 2021. Previously, he served as the budget director of the New York City Mayor's Office of Management and Budget, and the

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chief fiscal and policy advisor for over 30 years, and as a vice president at

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Early life and education

Fuleihan earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in

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from

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and studied

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at the

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Career

Fuleihan began his career as a policy analyst in the

in 1978. He worked as a budget analyst and rose to become long-time Speaker

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's "budget guru", in charge of negotiating New York State's $130 billion budget. Fuleihan retired from the Assembly in 2011 and joined the

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as an executive vice president.

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hired Fuleihan after his victory in the 2013 mayoral election. His first main task as the Budget Director for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) was negotiating labor contracts that previous mayor,

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, had left expire for years. Under de Blasio and Fuleihan, the budget of New York City has grown from $72 billion to $85 billion. In late November, 2017, First Deputy Mayor

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announced he would step down from his post, and de Blasio offered the job to Fuleihan, who accepted the role as First Deputy Mayor effective January, 2018. Fuleihan was replaced as Budget Director at OMB by Melanie Hartzog.

Personal life

Fuleihan is of

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descent.

References

External links

New York City Mayor's Office of Management and Budget
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fuleihan, Dean American people of Lebanese descent New York (state) Democrats Alfred University alumni Living people 21st-century American politicians 20th-century American politicians American civil servants Deputy mayors of New York City Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs alumni 1951 births