LaGuardia Community College President Kenneth Adams is serving on Mayor-elect Eric Adams’ Economic and Workforce Development transition committee after he was named to the panel on Friday, Dec. 3.
Adams has secured millions of dollars in workforce grants and launched new workforce training scholarships and initiatives since taking the helm at the Long Island City campus in 2020.
Before joining LaGuardia, Adams focused on creating career pathways to lead students into high-growth sectors of the city’s economy as dean of workforce and economic development at Bronx Community College/CUNY. Previously, he served as acting commissioner of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, president and CEO of Empire State Development Corporation and commissioner of the New York State Department of Economic Development, president and CEO of the Business Council of New York State, and president of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce.
