Carol O’Cleireacain is adjunct professor at Columbia University’s School of International & Public Affairs, with a PhD in economics from the London School of Economics. She was New York City finance commissioner and budget director under Mayor David Dinkins and has held appointments as Detroit’s deputy mayor for economic policy (Mayor Mike Duggan), New Jersey deputy state treasurer (Governor Jon S. Corzine), consultant to New York Lieutenant Governor Richard Ravitch, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and chief economist of District Council 37 American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) during the 1970’s fiscal crisis in New York City. O’Cleireacain recently served on the NYC Property Tax Reform Commission which issued its recommendations in 2021. She has taught public finance and public policy at various universities in the US and UK and served on several corporate and non-profit boards. She has testified before Congress and legislatures and councils in several states and cities. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.