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Hank Gutman

Hank Gutman was commissioner of the Department of Transportation, the city’s second-most-important job, in the last year of the de Blasio administration. Before that, he was a litigation partner and head of the Intellectual Property Practice Group at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. He has served on boards of multiple public entities, such as Brooklyn Bridge Park.

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Former DOT Boss: Here’s What Mayor Mamdani Needs as Transportation Commish

Bottom line: The next commissioner needs to be willing to move aside staffers who are unwilling to be change-agents and to empower all the bright (often young) players who embrace the future.

November 10, 2025