Richard Kauffman | |
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1st Chairman of Energy and Finance for New York | |
In office February 2013 – present | |
Governor | Andrew Cuomo |
Personal details | |
Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | February 10, 1955
Alma mater | Stanford University Yale School of Management |
Richard L. Kauffman (born February 10, 1955) is the first New York State "energy czar,"[1][2][3][4] officially referred to as the Chairman of Energy and Finance for New York in the administration of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.[5] In this role, Kauffman is New York State's most senior energy official, responsible for all aspects of energy policy and agency operation, and leads the state's "Reforming the Energy Vision" initiative.[6]