Cristyne Nicholas

Cristyne Nicholas, CEO, as former President & CEO of NYC & Company, the City’s official tourism and marketing organization, established strategic marketing initiatives, the city’s first-ever consumer television campaign, and citywide promotions and events including Broadway Under the Stars, CultureFest and the Nike NYC Half Marathon. Her career began in government and politics starting as a campaign aide to US Senator Bill Bradley (NJ), press secretary to US Representative Helen Bentley (MD), New Jersey campaign press secretary for President George H.W. Bush, and she served as Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani’s Chief Spokesperson and Director of Communications. Cristyne is an Adjunct Professor at NYU’s Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism and Sports Management and currently serves as the Chairman of the Broadway Association, and is on the Steering Committee of the Association for a Better New York (ABNY) and on the Boards of the Big Apple Greeters, the Mayor's Midtown Citizens Committee and the Governors Island Alliance. A Friar and member of the Women's Forum, Cristyne received a B.A. in Political Science from Rutgers University.
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