A former head of global corporate real estate at Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase has been picked by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to lead the state”™s new START-UP NY program to bring businesses to tax-free zones on and around state and private college campuses in partnerships with academic institutions.
As executive vice president of the State University of New York Research Foundation, Leslie Whatley will work with the state”™s Empire State Development and other public and private entities and organizations in leading and managing all aspects of the START-UP NY program signed into law this year. Empire State Development will pay half of her annual salary, the governor”™s office announced.
“Leslie”™s expertise in real estate and business development will be key to implementing this game-changing economic development initiative as we begin bringing in new businesses and creating new jobs through new tax-free zones across our state,” Cuomo said in the announcement.
Whatley most recently served as global head of corporate real estate at Morgan Stanley and previously held the same position at JPMorgan Chase. She has served as board chairman of CoreNet Global, the global real estate association, and currently serves on the executive board of the New York University Schack Institute of Real Estate.
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