Edward "Ed" Skyler is an American politician and businessperson. He was Deputy Mayor for Operations for

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, the youngest deputy mayor in New York City's history. In 2010, he was named the senior public and governmental relations executive at Citigroup."Another Exit From Bloomberg’s Inner Circle"
by Michael Barbaro, ''The New York Times'', March 30, 2010 (March 31, 2010 p. A19 of NY ed.). Retrieved 2010-07-27.

Education

Skyler, a member of the New York State Bar, was graduated from the

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and Fordham University's School of Law.

Career

Prior to his appointment as Deputy Mayor for Operations, Skyler served as Deputy Mayor for Administration. Skyler worked at the

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from 1995 to 1999, where he served as deputy chief of staff and as the public information director. He was a deputy press secretary to Mayor

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. In 2000, Skyler left Giuliani's administration to work at

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's Corporate Communications group. In 2001, aged 28, he joined Bloomberg for Mayor as the campaign's press secretary. Skyler served in that position through the transition during which time he was appointed Press Secretary to the incoming mayor. His successor was Stu Loeser. In 2010 Skyler joined Citigroup as an Executive Vice President for Global Public Affairs.

Personal life

On March 4, 2009, Skyler, who stands 6 feet, 4 inches, tackled a mugger in midtown Manhattan after a young woman "began screaming

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she had just been robbed" and he recovered her

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References

External links

Biography of Edward Skyler on NYC.gov
* ttp://www.mediabistro.com/articles/cache/a1068.asp So What Do You Do, Ed Skyler? Interview with MediaBistro.com 1973 births Living people Fordham University School of Law alumni University of Pennsylvania alumni {{NewYork-politician-stub