Amanda Burden | |
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Born | Amanda Jay Mortimer January 18, 1944 [citation needed] New York City, U.S. |
Education | Sarah Lawrence College (BA) Columbia University (MUP) |
Occupation(s) | Urban planner, consultant |
Spouses | |
Partner(s) | Charlie Rose (1993–2006) |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | Stanley Grafton Mortimer Jr. Babe Paley |
Amanda Jay Mortimer Burden (née Mortimer; born January 18, 1944) is an American businesswoman who is a principal at Bloomberg Associates, an international consulting service founded by Michael Bloomberg as a philanthropic venture to help city governments improve the quality of life of their citizens. She was the director of the New York City Department of City Planning and chair of the City Planning Commission under Mayor Bloomberg from 2002 to 2013.
Burden previously worked for the New York State Urban Development Corporation. She worked on Battery Park City from 1983 to 1990. She is also a member of the International Best Dressed List since 1996.[1]