Center For Economic Transformation

The Center for Economic Transformation (CET) at NYCEDC aims to develop the City’s major business sectors by implementing policy and programmatic initiatives that address current issues faced by each industry, create good jobs, and promote entrepreneurship and economic diversification across the five boroughs.

CET works hand in hand with industry leaders to address the needs of New York City’s businesses by analyzing current economic trends; developing strategies that resolve the challenges facing each sector; and implementing programs that help businesses thrive and grow.

Understanding the needs of the business community in the current economic climate in turn enables CET to work ahead of the curve in positioning the City as a leader in the burgeoning innovation economy.

Over the past year, CET has launched more than 60 initiatives designed to support entrepreneurship across all industries while helping legacy industries like media and fashion make the transition to 21st-century business models and capturing for the City a leadership role in "emerging industries" like bioscience, green services, and technology.

Meet the Experts

Employee Profile

Euan Robertson

Managing Director - Center for Economic Transformation
Euan Robertson and his Strategic Planning team conduct research and analysis, make recommendations, and build consensus on a wide range of economic development challenges that often involve the Mayor's overall agenda.
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Ann Li

Managing Director - Center For Economic Transformation
Ann Li oversees the development and implementation of citywide policy recommendations to strengthen New York’s position as the global business, financial, and clean technology center.
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Lenzie Harcum

Director, Bioscience
Lenzie is engaged in building relationships with a wide range of bioscience companies, venture investors, academic institutions, professional organizations, and the startup community to expand commercial opportunities within the City's emerging bioscience industry.
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Kristy Sundjaja

Senior Director, Center For Economic Transformation
Kristy has led efforts to increase collaboration in the media industry between private companies and academic institutions with the creation of the NYC Media Lab and address the lack of a major green technology research and development center with the creation of the Urban Technology and Innovation Center.