President and CEO
Roland Lewis is an American urbanist and community organizer. He is currently the President and CEO of the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance in New York, New York. He was formerly the Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity NYC. Previously, he was a partner in the law firm of Dellapa, Lewis, and Perseo.
Lewis serves on the board of the New York Foundation, and is Co-Chair of the Harbor Estuary Program Citizens Advisory Committee. He also serves on the Freight and Maritime Advisory Board of the Center for Advanced Infrastructure & Transportation at Rutgers University, the Professional Advisory Committee for the New York Harbor School, Hudson River Park Trust Advisory Council and the New York City Waterfront Management Advisory Board.New York City Council Resolution
In 2012, Lewis was the chairperson of the 4th Annual Urban Waterfronts Conference in Abu Dhabi, UAE. His op-eds regarding the state of the New York-New Jersey waterfront and housing have appeared in the New York Times, Crains New York Business, Newsday New York City and Brooklyn Heights Press.
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