Ronay A. Menschel

Ronay A. Menschel (born c. 1942) is an American politician. She was the Democratic Deputy Mayor of New York City under Ed Koch, and served on the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. She is the chairman of Phipps Houses.

Ronay A. Menschel
Born	Ronay Arlt c. 1942 Washington, D.C., U.S.
Education	New Canaan High School
Alma mater	Cornell University
Occupation	Politician
Political party	Democratic Party
Spouse(s)	Richard Menschel
Children	3 daughters
Parent(s)	Paul Theodore Arlt May MacClaire
Relatives	Robert Menschel (brother-in-law) E. W. Priestap (son-in-law)

Early life

Ronay A. Menschel was born circa 1942 in Washington, D.C..[1] Her father, Paul Theodore Arlt, was a cartoonist and painter and her mother, May MacClaire, the vice chair of the Museum of the City of New York.[2]

Menschel was educated at the New Canaan High School.[3] She graduated from Cornell University.[4]

Career

Menschel began her career as an administrative assistant to Democratic Congressman Ed Koch in 1969.[1] She later served as the deputy mayor of New York City under Koch.[1] As such, she became "the highest ranking woman in the Koch administration."[3] She also served on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority from 1979 to 1990.[5]

Menschel served on the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York from 1998 to 2004.[5][6]

Civic activities

Menschel became the chair of the Phipps Community Development Corporation, a subsidiary of Phipps House, a non-profit organization for affordable housing in New York City,[7] in 1988.[6] She became the president of Phipps Houses and Phipps Houses Services in April 1993.[6] She is now the chairman of Phipps Houses.[5]

Menschel is also a former trustee of her alma mater, Cornell University.[8] She serves on the board of trustees of the Museum of the City of New York.[9]

Personal life

Ronay married Richard Menschel, an investment banker at Goldman Sachs and philanthropist.[4] They were introduced by Ed Koch.[1] Their wedding was held at Congregation Emanu-El of New York.[4] They have three daughters,[10] including Sabina Menschel, who is married to E. W. Priestap, the assistant director of the FBI Counterintelligence Division.[11] They reside on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York City.[1]

References

1. "Principals Affected by Shake‐Up in Koch Administration". The New York Times. August 3, 1979. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
2. "Paid Notice: Deaths ARLT, MAY MACCLAIRE". The New York Times. December 28, 2007. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
3. Klemesrud, Judy (January 24, 1978). "One of City's Highest‐Ranking. Women Takes It in Stride". The New York Times.
4. "Richard Menschel Weds Ronay Arlt". The New York Times. August 22, 1974. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
5. "Company Overview of The Phipps Houses Group: Ronay A. Menschel". Bloomberg. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
6. "Ronay Menschel Elected to New York Fed Board of Directors". Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
7. Chase, Lisa A.; Rangan, V. Kasturi (October 17, 2016). Phipps Houses and the Future of Affordable Housing in NYC.
8. "Board of Trustees: Members". Cornell University. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
9. "Board of Trustees". Museum of the City of New York. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
10. "I Choose Harvard: Richard L. Menschel MBA '59, P'04, '99, '97". Harvard Alumni. August 6, 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
11. Friday, Frank (December 16, 2017). "How husbands and wives figure in the latest government scandal revelations". The American Thinker. Retrieved February 4, 2018. The one thing they sort of miss on is his wife, Sabina Menschel, who is not just some consultant, but the current head of the D.C. office of Nardello & Co. That's the top private-eye firm in the Beltway. [...] Ms. Menshel, by the way, is the daughter and niece of Goldman Sachs zillionaire brothers Richard and Robert Menshel, big-time Democrat donors.