Ken Sunshine

Ken Sunshine, B.S., was appointed by Governor Andrew Cuomo as a member of the Board of Trustees of The City University of New York on June 15, 2016 and reappointed in June 2021 for a term to expire June 30, 2026.

Mr. Sunshine founded Ken Sunshine Consultants (later to become Sunshine Sachs) in 1991, and over the past three decades the firm has represented clients ranging from leading corporations, nonprofits, and unions to some of the most prominent names in entertainment. Sunshine Sachs has 150 employees with offices in NY, LA and DC., and specializes in corporate image programs, crisis communications, reputation and issues management, consumer and lifestyle marketing, media relations, event promotion, and communications skills training.

Mr. Sunshine has consulted on media and public relations for almost 40 years, and has been a longtime activist in the civil rights movement. Before starting his own firm, he worked in the entertainment business where he headed the public relations department of ASCAP.

Mr. Sunshine’s career in politics began in the early ‘70’s, and he has advised on communications strategies, messaging, and celebrity involvement in local and national campaigns since then. He served as Chief of Staff to the Mayor of New York in 1989-90.