Past Speakers — The Common Good

Since assuming office as Mayor of New York City in 2014, Bill de Blasio has developed and executed transformative initiatives including Pre-K for All; Paid Sick Leave; neighborhood policing; IDNYC; and Housing New York, the largest, most ambitious affordable housing plan in the nation.

He began his career in public service in 1989 as part of David N. Dinkins’ successful and historic mayoral campaign and worked in the Dinkins Administration. Over the next decade, de Blasio served as regional director at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; as a school board member for Brooklyn School District 15; and as head of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s historic campaign in 2000 for the U.S. Senate. In 2002, de Blasio joined the New York City Council, representing Brooklyn’s 39th district. During his two terms, de Blasio fought to improve public education, expand affordable housing, protect tenants’ rights, and reform social services for families and children.

De Blasio is currently running in the 2020 presidential elections.

Twitter: @NYCMayor

Rachel Frazin, ‘New York City emergency workers slam de Blasio's focus on soccer pay inequality’, The Hill, 10 July 19

‘109th Mayor of New York City’, The Official Website of the City of New York, 2019

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Financial advisor

Peter Maroney has served in senior strategic and advisory roles in the financial industry since 2005. He began his financial services career in institutional hedge fund and private equity sales at Avenue Capital focusing on the global debt markets. From Avenue, Peter joined Concordia Advisors, a quantitative hedge fund, where he headed business development for North America. He then joined PennantPark, a middle-market investment management company, where he created and funded the firm's first private investment fund. And before UBS, Maroney was an investment adviser at AllianceBernstein.

Prior to his experience in financial services, Maroney spent over a decade in national politics. After directing national finances for U.S. Sen. John Kerry's re-election campaigns, Maroney was appointed by Sen. Kerry as National Finance Chairman for his 2004 presidential campaign, directing national fundraising at the Democratic National Committee. Prior to this, and at the age of 23, he led national campaign finance efforts for then-Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy II.

Peter currently serves on the non-profit advisory boards of The Common Good and Run For America.

Maroney was has hosted many events with The Common Good, including: Discussion on Challenges and Opportunity in Congress in April of 2017, in September of 2017: The Russia Investigation with Congressman Adam Schiff and Secretary Jeh Johnson, and in October of 2017: The Press, Fake News and Politics: Chris Ruddy.