{"id":154986,"date":"2026-03-06T04:28:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T04:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/154986\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T04:28:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T04:28:17","slug":"nycha-chair-jamie-rubin-tapped-to-lead-regional-plan-association-a-major-civic-advocacy-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/154986\/","title":{"rendered":"NYCHA Chair Jamie Rubin tapped to lead Regional Plan Association, a major civic advocacy group"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jamie Rubin, shown at a 2016 press conference.<\/p>\n

Flickr\/Office of Governor Andrew Cuomo archive<\/p>\n

Local government and business veteran Jamie Rubin, who currently chairs the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), was unanimously elected as the Regional Plan Association\u2019s<\/a> new board chair, the organization announced on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Rubin \u2014 who is also chief investment officer of Aligned Climate Capital<\/a> \u2014 will lead the century-old civic group, which conducts research and develops policies aimed at improving the New York Metropolitan area for the millions of New Yorkers who live here, for a three-year term. The group has drafted ambitious plans, such as its proposal to build the Triboro Line<\/a>, which Gov. Kathy Hochul\u2019s administration retrofitted into the Interborough Express (IBX).<\/a><\/p>\n

Tom Wright, RPA\u2019s president and CEO, said in a statement that Rubin\u2019s experience across the public and private sectors will help the organization \u201ctackle the important infrastructure, housing, and resilience challenges facing our region.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOur work at RPA ultimately impacts how people live: how they get to work, find a home, and feel secure about the future of their communities,\u201d Wright added. \u201cJamie understands that deeply. His leadership and commitment to public service will strengthen our ability to move bold ideas into action.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rubin has chaired the NYCHA board since he was appointed by former Mayor Eric Adams in 2023<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

Prior to entering city government, he worked at the state level between 2013 and 2017 under former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. During that time, he led the Governor\u2019s Office of Storm Recovery, served as commissioner of New York State Homes and Community Renewal \u2014 where he oversaw affordable housing development, and was director of state operations.<\/p>\n

Rubin was also CEO of the infrastructure investment firm Meridiam NA,<\/a> which backed major local projects including the rebuilding of LaGuardia Airport\u2019s Terminal B.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving worked alongside RPA for many years, I\u2019ve seen firsthand the power of credible, independent analysis to shape the future of our region,\u201d Rubin said in a statement. \u201cAs Chair, I look forward to supporting the organization\u2019s outstanding team, strengthening trust in our work, and advancing practical solutions on housing, infrastructure, fiscal stability, and sustainability that will benefit communities across New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rubin will replace outgoing RPA Chair Ray McGuire<\/a> \u2014 chair and chief financial officer of the financial services firm Lazard, who unsuccessfully ran for mayor in 2021.<\/p>\n

Wright noted that McGuire oversaw the organization during the implementation of congestion pricing early last year and the full funding of the Gateway project, which will replace a century-old rail tunnel underneath the Hudson River.<\/p>\n

\u201cRay played an important role in all of these wins, leaving an indelible mark on the future of our metropolitan region,\u201d Wright said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jamie Rubin, shown at a 2016 press conference. Flickr\/Office of Governor Andrew Cuomo archive Local government and business…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":154987,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[3932,64151,9,24,55,5136,54,56,305,64152,437,15824,64153],"class_list":["post-154986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-gov-kathy-hochul","tag-jamie-rubin","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-city-headlines","tag-new-york-city-housing-authority","tag-new-york-city-news","tag-ny","tag-nycha","tag-ray-mcguire","tag-regional-plan-association","tag-rpa","tag-tom-wright"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154986","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=154986"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154986\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/154987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=154986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=154986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}