Lorraine Grillo

President & CEO, NYC School Construction Authority

Lorraine Grillo serves as the First Deputy Mayor of the City of New York in the administration of Mayor Eric Adams. Grillo serves as senior advisor to Mayor Bill de Blasio for COVID recovery and as Commissioner of the NYC Department of Design and Construction from July 2018 until December 2021.

She began her career at the New York City School Construction Authority (SCA) over 24 years ago as a Community Relations specialist. Over the years, she held a variety of positions within the agency including Director of Government and Community Relations, Senior Director of Real Estate Services and then Executive Director/Chief of Staff to the President.

In May of 2010, Lorraine took over as Acting President and CEO. After successfully opening 26 new schools, at the time, the single most successful year in SCA history, she was appointed President and CEO. In February 2014, Mayor Bill de Blasio reappointed Lorraine to her position making her one of only two re-appointments from the prior administration and the longest serving SCA president.