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Name: Adam Freed
Current Position: Deputy Director, NYC Mayor’s Office of
Long‐Terms Planning and Sustainability
Role: Urban Planner
Telephone Number: Not available
E‐mail: afreed@cityhall.nyc.gov
Mr Adam Freed is the Senior Policy Advisor for Climate Change Adaptation in the New York
City (NYC) Mayorʹs Office of Long‐Term Planning and Sustainability. He leads NYCʹs climate
change adaptation program. In this capacity he is working to quantify the regional impacts of
and the Cityʹs vulnerabilities to climate change and develop adaptation strategies to mitigate
these risks. Mr Freed chairs the Cityʹs Climate Change Adaptation Task Force, which consists of
city, state, and federal agencies and private sector companies that are developing coordinated
adaptation strategies to protect the Cityʹs critical infrastructure.
Previously, he served as the Assistant Comptroller for NYC in the Office of the New York State
Comptroller, where he reviewed large‐scale economic development projects and crafted
corporate governance strategies for the $160 billion state pension fund. In addition to his work in
city and state government, Mr Freed has worked on several city, state, and national political
campaigns. Freed received his masterʹs in Urban Planning from NYU and is a member of the
American Institute of Certified Planners.
Name: Mary MacDonald
Current Position: Climate Change Advisor to the Mayor
of Toronto
Role: Urban Planner
Telephone Number: +1 416 338‐7132
E‐mail: Not available
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