Laurie Cumbo

Laurie Cumbo
Commissioner of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office March 18, 2022
Mayor	Eric Adams
Preceded by	Gonzalo Casals
Majority Leader of the New York City Council
In office January 11, 2018 – December 31, 2021
Speaker	Corey Johnson
Preceded by	Jimmy Van Bramer
Succeeded by	Keith Powers
Member of the New York City Council from the 35th District
In office January 1, 2014 – December 31, 2021
Preceded by	Letitia James
Succeeded by	Crystal Hudson
Personal details
Born	Laurie Angela Cumbo (1975-02-21) February 21, 1975 (age 49) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Spelman College (BA) New York University (MA)
Website	Official website

Laurie A. Cumbo^[1] (born February 4, 1975) is an American politician and Commissioner of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. A Democrat, she served in the New York City Council for the 35th district from 2014 to 2021, which includes the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, and Prospect Heights, portions of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Crown Heights, Downtown Brooklyn, the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and Vinegar Hill.^[2] She is the founder and first executive director of the Museum of Contemporary African Diaspora Arts.

Cumbo was ineligible to run in 2021 due to term limits.