From 1990-1994, Norman Steisel was First Deputy Mayor of NYC. He was the CEO of the city government accountable for daily management of all governmental operations, and the supervising of a $30B per year operating budget, and a four-year $20B capital program. He reversed the 10-year-long trend of local taxes consuming a rising share of GCP (Gross City Product).
Norman Steisel was a Senior Vice President at Lazard Freres, and while there he financed transactions of over $2B. While at Lazard Freres, he served (pro bono) as the first Chairman of the School Construction Authority. The School Construction Authority is an independent authority chartered by New York State. They have responsibility for the design, construction, modernization, and rehabilitation of public schools in New York City.
From 1974-1979, Norman Steisel served as New York City’s First Deputy Budget Director. He oversaw the huge retrenchment in the city’s services, budget, as well as workforce. In addition, Mr. Steisel directed the launching of payroll, procurement, accounting, and integrated automated budgeting systems.
He was the Executive VP, Chief Operating Officer of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, and an essential member of PHLX’s strategic management team. The Exchange ultimately sold to NASDAQ OMX. Mr. Steisel coordinated PHLX participation in integration activities and transition planning with NASDAQ OMX.
Mr. Steisel, through EnEssCo Strategies, Inc., concentrates on helping integrate quality environmental stewardship into clients’ daily business procedures. EnEssCo creates economically viable, environmentally compliant solutions in the waste handling and treatment, water usage, and energy production industries.
Norman Steisel is the Founder and CEO of EnEssCo Strategies, Inc., which offers consulting and management services to senior level executives of firms and industries in government-regulated sectors. These industries and firms are undertaking strategic, operational, as well financial transitional activities. The Company pursues a broad variety of Green projects for governments and industry.
At Lazard Freres & Company, he was responsible for their municipal project and environmental corporate financing activities. As an advisor to a host of counties, environmental entities, and municipalities, he provided assistance with merger and acquisition activities, recapitalizations, as well as debt issuance.
Norman Steisel joined investment banking firm Lazard Freres & Company in 1986. He served as an advisor to a variety of municipalities and counties and to a range of the world’s prime waste disposal, water treatment, hazardous waste remediation, and air pollution control firms.
He served as Commissioner of Sanitation in NYC from 1979 – 1986. Norman Steisel was accountable for overall management of the $600 million enterprise. He distinguished himself by introducing many productivity initiatives. His leadership as Sanitation Commissioner was manifested by ambitious, resourceful decisions that succeeded in energizing the Sanitation Department while saving New York City millions of dollars.
With extensive private and public sector experience, Mr. Steisel developed his management style and skills in the complex and exacting environment of city government. His experience included responsibilities for streamlining operations and systems. He guided the outsourcing of a number of governmental functions. These were fleet procurement, vehicle and facility maintenance, as well as treasury functions.
