Jessica Sarah Tisch (born February 21, 1981) is an American public administrator serving as the 48th

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since November 2024. Previously, she served as Commissioner of the

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from 2022 to 2024, as Commissioner of the

New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications The New York City Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI), formerly known as the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT), is the department of the government of New York City that oversees the City's "use of existing ...

from 2019 to 2022, and as Deputy Commissioner for Information Technology at the

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from 2014 to 2019.

Education and career

Tisch was born to

Merryl Tisch Merryl H. Tisch is currently the Chairman of the SUNY Board of Trustees, and the former Chancellor of the New York State Board of Regents. She is the wife of James S. Tisch, an heir to the Loews Corporation. In November 2015, she stepped down f ...

and James S. Tisch, chief executive officer of Loews Co. She received a

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in 2003 from

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. In 2008, she received a

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also from Harvard. In 2008, Tisch began her career with the counterterrorism bureau at the New York City Police Department and went on to hold several positions within the agency. In February 2014, she was appointed Deputy Commissioner for Information Technology at the city police department. In November 2019, Tisch was appointed by mayor

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to serve as the Commissioner for New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunication. On April 18, 2022, Tisch was appointed by mayor

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as the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Sanitation. On November 20, 2024, she was named the Commissioner of the New York Police Department. Tisch was sworn in as NYPD Commissioner on Monday, November 25, 2024.

Personal life

In 2006, Tisch married Daniel Zachary Levine in a ceremony that was officiated by her maternal grandfather, Rabbi Philip Hiat, at Central Synagogue in Manhattan. Tisch has two sons.

References

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Jessica Tisch Jessica Sarah Tisch (born February 21, 1981) is an American public administrator serving as the 48th New York City Police Commissioner since November 2024. Previously, she served as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Sanitation from 2 ...

American people of Jewish descent