2026 Joint Legislative Budget Hearing - Economic Development/ Arts
February 26, 2026
9:30AM
Hearing Room B, Legislative Office Building, Albany
Transcript Pending
Testimony
Commissioner, New York State Department of Economic Development
President & CEO, Empire State Development
Acting Superintendent
Department of Financial Services
Commissioner
NYS Office of General Services
Executive Director
New York State Council on the Arts
Acting Executive Director
NYS Office of Cannabis Management
VP for Government Affairs
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Member
United Postdoctoral Researchers of Rockefeller-UAW
Executive Director
New Yorkers for Culture & Arts
Executive Director
ArtsNYS
Advocacy Co-Chair
New York State Alliance for Arts Education
Director, Strategic Growth & Quantum Partnerships
IBM
President
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
Executive Director
Strong Economy For All Coalition
President
New York State Trial Lawyers Association
President
New York Insurance Association (NYIA)
Regional Vice President State Affairs, Northeast
National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies
VP State Government Relations
American Property Casualty Insurance Association
AVP for Government Relations
Big I
Director of Government & Industry Affairs
Professional Insurance Agents of New York (PIANY)
Vice President
Cannabis Farmers Alliance
President
Association of New York Cannabis Processors
Chair
Empire State Green Standard Alliance
Written Testimony