Dr. Francesco Brindisi is Executive Deputy NYC Comptroller for Budget and Finance. In this role, Dr. Brindisi advises the Comptroller's work as budget watchdog, economic forecaster, and public financier. He oversees the Bureaus of Accountancy, Budget, and Public Finance.

Dr. Brindisi previously served as Senior Deputy Director for Revenues, Economics, and Policy at the Mayor's Office of Management and Budget, where he oversaw City revenues, economic analysis, policy design and evaluation, and environmental sustainability. Prior to that, Dr. Brindisi was the Chief Economist at the NYC Economic Development Corporation.

Dr. Brindisi has taught classes in urban economics, public economics and finance, local public finance, the economics of NYC, political economy, and macroeconomics. Dr. Brindisi holds a Ph.D. in economics from Columbia University and a laurea summa cum laude from the University of Rome "Tor Vergata."

His research and expertise spans municipal finance, urban economic development, fiscal policy, and public sector economics. He brings a unique combination of academic rigor and practical government experience to his analysis of city budgets, economic forecasting, and public financial management.

Municipal Governments, Public Finance Institutions, Urban Development Organizations, Policy Research Institutes, Economic Development Corporations, Academic Institutions, Think Tanks, Government Agencies.