Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop will take the helm of one of New York’s most powerful civic and business coalitions.
The Partnership for New York City announced Monday that Fulop will become its next president and CEO, succeeding Kathryn Wylde who has led the organization since 2000.
Fulop’s appointment follows a months-long search led by Partnership co-chairs Albert Bourla of Pfizer and Rob Speyer of Tishman Speyer. The selection was confirmed by the group’s board and executive committee.
Fulop, whose third and final term as Jersey City’s mayor ends in January, brings both public and private-sector chops.
Fulop has overseen an explosion of development in Jersey City, which between 2010 and 2021 permitted about three times as many homes per capita as New York City. In the process, Fulop has lured the Big Apple’s biggest developers — including Silverstein Properties, Tishman Speyer and Related Companies — across the Hudson.
Under his watch, massive towers have sprung up along the waterfront and in a rejuvenated Journal Square, where the nearly century-old Baroque movie palace Loew’s Jersey Theater is undergoing a $130 million renovation that will create a performance venue with 3,000-plus seats.
Part of his legacy in Jersey City includes supporting the construction of more than 10,000 residential units, putting more than 18,000 additional units in the pipeline.
Wylde’s departure marks the end of an era for the Partnership, which represents the city’s top corporate leaders and serves as a conduit between business, labor and government. Under her watch, the group became a central voice in policy debates around housing, taxes, public safety and the city’s post-COVID economic recovery.
“I am humbled to take the reins from Kathy Wylde, who built the organization into the influential force it is today,” Fulop said in a statement, noting the Partnership’s reach across the city’s largest employers, which collectively provide more than 1 million jobs. Wylde said she expects a smooth transition.
Fulop will officially assume his post next year as Wylde caps more than four decades shaping New York’s civic and economic landscape.
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