Derek Park served as a public servant at the federal, state and local level. He was appointed Director of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York by President Bill Clinton in January 1999 and remained in the position into the George W. Bush administration until 2002; and, on motion duly made, was unanimously elected to serve on the Executive Committee in January, 2001; the Audit Committee in April, 1999; and as the Bank’s Representative to the International Union Of Housing Finance.
From 2000 to 2010, Park was appointed Chairman [pro tem] (and Chairman of the Audit Committee) of the New York Industrial Development Agency (IDA) the nation’s second largest issuer of municipal debt vis-à-vis community-based projects.
Additionally, Park served as Vice Chairman (and Chairman of the Audit Committee) of the New York City Capital Resource Corporation (NYCCRC) a public development corporation that provides lower-cost financing programs for eligible capital projects to qualified not-for-profit institutions and manufacturing, industrial, and other businesses. (2005-2010).
Donald J. Trump Jr. and Derek Bryson Park at the Trump Christmas Party, Trump Tower, NYC
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Derek Bryson Park
Director, Central Intelligence Agency, General David H. Petraeus and Derek Bryson Park
Derek Bryson Park and Counselor to U.S. President Donald J. Trump, Kellyanne Conway
From 2000 to 2005, Park was also installed as Director (and member of the Executive Committee) of the New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC) a government agency vested with overseeing a myriad of projects including, but not limited to, the designing and planned construction of two baseball stadiums for the Yankees and the Mets; Managing over 12 million square feet of office and industrial space; Monitoring the country’s largest urban redevelopment project in US history with the renovation of Time Square; To orchestrating the structural expansion of the New York Stock Exchange.
From 2000 to 2014, Park conjointly served as Commissioner of the New York City Commission on Human Rights in the Giuliani, Bloomberg, and de Blasio Administrations. In this role, Park worked to protect the rights of New York City residents primarily minorities and immigrantsregarding housing, mortgage and other abusive consumer-related bank practices.
Congressman Guy Molinari, Who Served in the United States House of Representatives for Four Terms, and Derek Bryson Park Engaged in a Discourse Concerning the Strategic Initiatives and Operational Undertakings of the Federal Home Loan Bank
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Derek Bryson Park engaged in a robust exchange at Beacon Hill, Boston, Massachusetts
A cherished friend to America and a devoted leader to all who had the privilege of knowing him, Former White House Chief of Staff for US President George W. Bush and former United States Secretary of Transportation for US President George H. W. Bush Andrew Card; and Derek Bryson Park.
On September 11, 2001, White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card whispered to President George W. Bush that "a second plane hit the second tower. America is under attack" while Bush was listening to second graders read "The Pet Goat" at Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Florida
Derek Bryson Park with William “Bill” Bradley, the three-term U.S. Senator from New Jersey, Olympic Gold Medalist, and Basketball Hall of Fame inductee.
President of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, Alfred A. DelliBovi and, Governor of New Jersey Jim Florio on the Potomac River, Washington, DC
[Left to Right] Derek Bryson Park; President of the New York City Economic Development Corporation, Michael G. Carey, Esq.; and Governor of New York Hugh L. Carey; Dublin, Ireland.
Acting Chairman of the New York Industrial Agency, Derek Bryson Park; President of the New York Yankees Baseball Club, Randy Levine; and Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of the New York Mets, David Cohen; receiving The Bond Buyer’s Deal of the Year Award for the Agency’s sale of $1.6 billion of bonds to finance new ballparks for both teams in the Bronx and Queens, New York, NY
President of the New York Yankees Baseball Club, Randy Levine, alongside Acting Chairman of the New York Industrial Agency, Derek Bryson Park, receiving The Bond Buyer’s Deal of the Year Award for the Agency’s sale of $1.6 billion of bonds to finance new ballparks for both the New York Yankees and the New York Mets
Joe Torre, (who served as the Yankees manager under owner George Steinbrenner and who took the team to the postseason every one of his twelve seasons with the club, winning six American League pennants and four World Series) and Derek Bryson Park
NYC Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani’s Official Declaration, Commissioner to the NYC Commission on Human Rights
Commissioner Derek Bryson Park with Mayor of New York City, Rudy Giuliani
Dr. Derek Bryson Park and New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg During the Unveiling of Multiple Mayoral Initiatives, New York City Hall, New York
Governor of New York, George Pataki and Derek Bryson Park
Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo and Derek Bryson Park
Derek Bryson Park and the Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd, engaged in a thoughtful exchange
Former US Secretary of State, General Colin Powell and Derek Bryson Park
Derek Bryson Park with The Right Reverend and Right Honorable Rowan Williams, the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury, leader of the Church of England and head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, who officiated the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey
U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd, sponsor of the sweeping Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act, with Derek Bryson Park
[Left to Right] New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Commissioner Derek Bryson Park and Commissioner/Chair of the NYC Commission on Human Rights, Patricia L. Gatling at a Commissionary Function, Gracie Mansion, NY
Mayor of New York City, David Dinkins and Derek Bryson Park
Miss Ireland, Michelle Rocca with Derek Bryson Park and New York Governor Hugh L. Carey at the Rocca family home, Dublin, Ireland.
Senate Majority Leader, Trent Lott
Former Chairman of the US Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, Edwin “Jake” Garn (R)
Derek Bryson Park and Chairman of the Conservative Party of New York, Michael R. Long
75 United States Secretary of the Navy; former United States Ambassador to the Saudi Ariabia; 60th Governor of Mississippi; and 37th Auditor of Mississippi, Ray Mabus
Governor of Mississippi, Bill Allain, and Derek Bryson Park
Derek Bryson Park (front row, first from the left) pictured with NY Governor Hugh Carey; Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Lord Patrick Mayhew (center); and U.S. Ambassador to Ireland and former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Margaret Heckler, at the Irish American Chamber of Commerce event held at Hillsborough Castle, Belfast, United
Lieutenant Governor Brad Dye, the Longest-Serving Lieutenant Governor in Mississippi State History, Dines with His Family Member and Derek Bryson Park in Jackson, Mississippi
Former Governor Ross Barnett and Derek Bryson Park at a Private Reception in the Rotunda of the Mississippi State Capitol Prior to the Inauguration of Governor Bill AllainSenior Pollster for Former US President and Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton and Mississippi Governor Bill Allain, Dick Morris; and, Derek Bryson Park
Derek Bryson Park and CNBC News Anchor, Melissa Lee
Derek Bryson Park and CNBC News Anchor, Melissa Lee, Engaged in a Spirited Discussion
Derek Bryson Park and CNBCNasdaq Reporter, Kristina Partsinevelos
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