Mamdani transition: Sherif Soliman, who worked for 3 different mayors, to serve as new budget director

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has tapped a veteran of three different mayoral administrations to serve as his chief financial adviser.

The incoming mayor chose Sherif Soliman, most recently CUNY senior vice chancellor and chief financial officer, to head the Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Announcing the appointment at the Pomonok Houses in Queens on Thursday, Mamdani highlighted Soliman’s nearly three decades of experience in city government as a key strength in an effort to advance his affordability-focused agenda.