Former Candidate for Mayor of New York City. He/him/his. Husband. Dad. Pro-Small Business Progressive. Running to transform NYC government. With equity and justice. Change with ❤️. Professional problem-solver with unparalleled experience. 👉🏼 Co-Creator NYC Votes 👉🏼 1st Asian on NYC Campaign Finance Board (9 years) 👉🏼 1st Chair of NYC Voters Assistance Advisory Committee 👉🏼 2nd male to graduate in Women’s Studies major from Yale 👉🏼 30 Years solving problems in local government: NYC Corp Counsel, Queens West, Safe Horizon, Brooklyn Public Library, CUNY, Brooklyn Tech 👉🏼 30 Years solving problems in tech and business: 12 startups, 2 incubators, launched NYC tech community Love NYC🗽 35 years in Brooklyn. Found ❤️. Raised a family. Built a 🏠. Love to cook, eat, listen, see, play, make. Miss hugging. Talk to me about: 🏥 Community health 🚸 Universal childcare 🚪 Truly affordable housing 🏬 Small business as engine for growth 📚 Education adapts to every student 🚨 Public safety for all 🎭 Revitalized arts & entertainment 🌎 Adaptation to climate and rising seas 🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ 🏢 Digital transformation of government Favorite🗽: 🎬 Moonstruck 🍕 Ogliastro GF 🚇 Q Train 🏞 Prospect Park 🏀 Nets 🎶 Empire State of Mind (Alicia Keys), New York I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down (LCD Soundsystem) 🎨 Jean Michel Basquiat Early jobs: nearly every job in a restaurant, music, exhibit and graphic design, maintenance, construction, architecture, woodworking Overcame DV, racism, bankruptcy. Albert Einstein: “We can’t solve the problems of today with the same thinking used to create them.”