Francesco Brindisi
Adjunct Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs
Personal Details
Francesco Brindisi is Executive Deputy NYC Comptroller for Budget and Finance. In this role, Dr. Brindisi advises the Comptroller’s work as budget watchdog, economic forecaster, and public financier. He oversees the Bureaus of Accountancy, Budget, and Public Finance.
Dr. Brindisi previously served as Senior Deputy Director for Revenues, Economics, and Policy at the Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget, where he oversaw City revenues, economic analysis, policy design and evaluation, and environmental sustainability. Prior to that, Dr. Brindisi was the Chief Economist at the NYC Economic Development Corporation.
Dr. Brindisi has taught classes in urban economics, public economics and finance, local public finance, the economics of NYC, political economy, and macroeconomics. Dr. Brindisi holds a Ph.D. in economics from Columbia University and a laurea summa cum laude from the University of Rome "Tor Vergata."
Education
- PhD in Economics, Columbia University
- Laurea, University of Rome "Tor Vergata": summa cum laude
Affiliations
- New York City Economic Development Corporation