Larry Aber, Steinhardt professor of Applied Psychology, was appointed by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg to work on the new non-profit initiative, the Commission for Economic Opportunity, aimed to increase economic opportunity and reduce poverty in New York City.

Aber will join the 32-member commission including notable New York-area civic leaders such as Merryl Tisch, co-chair of the New York State Board of Regents' Committee on Elementary, Middle, Secondary and Continuing Education; Dr. Alan B. Siskind, Chair of the Board of the Human Services Council; William A. Goodloe, president and CEO of Sponsors for Educational Opportunity, and Dr. Judith Rodin, president of the Rockefeller Foundation.  

The Commission will be co-chaired by Richard D. Parsons, Time Warner Inc. chairman, and Geoffrey Canada, Harlem Children's Zone president and CEO.

Contact Information

Jennifer Zwiebel
Phone: 212-998-6797
jennifer.zwiebel@nyu.edu