Monique Reichenstein

Working for my alma mater’s endowment, I had the opportunity to participate in all aspects of the investment process in a mission-driven organization with a truly long-term time horizon (technically, in perpetuity). It was an amazing first job and I loved my team, but I wanted to have more impact and be closer to the outcomes of my investment recommendations. Recognizing the importance of the public sector and public-private partnerships in impact investing, I was looking for an opportunity in the public sector as a next step. NYCEDC is an organization I've known about, with a mission that’s resonated with me, since I was younger, so the stars were aligned when I checked the job board at learned about the Strategic Investments Group.

As someone who was born and raised in NYC, the work that NYCEDC does is near and dear to my heart. It’s an honor and a privilege to work at an organization that gives back to the city that made me who I am. NYCEDC is a unique organization in that it takes a holistic approach to shaping the economic future of the city by investing in both the infrastructure as well as the people who live there, recognizing the symbiotic relationship of those investments.