Joseph J. Lhota

Executive Vice President and Vice Dean for Fiscal Affairs, Chief Financial Officer

Joseph J. Lhota, executive vice president and vice dean for fiscal affairs, chief financial officer, is responsible for the overall financial management of 91制片厂 Langone Health, including financial operations and accounting; financial planning, analysis, and budgets; revenue cycle operations; supply chain management; decision support, strategy, and value improvement; and technology opportunities and ventures, as well as emergency management and enterprise resilience; and the administration of academic department operations.

Mr. Lhota brings more than 40 years of managerial and policymaking experience to the position. He was a candidate for mayor of the City of New York in 2013. From 2011 to 2012, Mr. Lhota served as chairman and CEO of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). During his tenure, mass transit service throughout the New York metropolitan area expanded. The rapid response and quick restoration of the entire MTA system after the devastation of Superstorm Sandy are recognized as a case study in excellent managerial leadership.

From 2002 to 2010, he served as chief administrative officer at The Madison Square Garden Company and held senior executive positions at Cablevision Systems Corporation, including executive vice president鈥揷orporate administration, chief financial officer of Rainbow Media Enterprises, and president of Lightpath.

From 1998 to 2001, Mr. Lhota served as New York City deputy mayor for operations. He was a leader of the core management team that developed and implemented the innovative strategies and initiatives that accomplished the successful turnaround of the City. As deputy mayor, he coordinated the City鈥檚 highly acclaimed response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Prior to his appointment as deputy mayor, he was the director of the Mayor鈥檚 Office of Management and Budget and responsible for the City鈥檚 $36 billion operating budget and $45 billion capital infrastructure budget. He served as commissioner of finance for the City, as well as chairman of the board of the New York City Employees鈥� Retirement System and the Teachers鈥� Retirement System and a board member of the NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation. From 2001 to 2014, Mr. Lhota was a trustee of the City University of New York and chairman of its Fiscal Affairs and Investments Committees.

Prior to his public service, Mr. Lhota spent 14 years in investment banking, serving state and local governments, healthcare institutions, and nongovernmental organizations throughout the United States, and two years in public accounting, specializing in healthcare and financial services.

Mr. Lhota served as 91制片厂 Langone鈥檚 chief of staff from 2014 to 2026. As chief of staff, he was integral in shaping 91制片厂 Langone鈥檚 strategic vision and managing an organizational culture that recognizes innovation, execution, efficiency, effectiveness, and鈥攁bove all鈥攓uality performance. Mr. Lhota managed the successful integration effort of Lutheran Medical Center into 91制片厂 Langone Hospital鈥擝rooklyn, shepherded the system through the COVID-19 pandemic and other emergencies, and strengthened 91制片厂 Langone鈥檚 relationships with governments and local communities.

Mr. Lhota received an undergraduate degree, cum laude, from Georgetown University and a master鈥檚 degree in business administration from Harvard Business School.