Jul 28, 2023
The New York County Lawyers Association (NYCLA) Amicus
Curiae Podcast host Daniel K. Wiig, sat down with the
newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of the New York
City Housing Authority (NYCHA), Lisa
Bova-Hiatt. Mayor Eric Adams appointed Lisa Bova-Hiatt as
the permanent CEO on July 6, 2023, after 10 months as the interim
CEO. Running the day-to-day operations of 335 developments, 2,411
buildings, and 177,569 apartments, is no easy feat, however the
newly appointed CEO is up for the job. A seasoned leader and
lifelong New Yorker, Ms. Bova-Hiatt, talks about regaining the
trust of NYCHA's residents, leading with empathy, comprehensive
revitalization, rebuilding, and the fiduciary responsibilities of
her role. The heart and soul of New York City is its communities
and there is a NYCHA development in every neighborhood. This
episode is not to be missed, as Ms. Lisa Bova-Hiatt shares her
clear vision of renewal and transformation.
Lisa Bova-Hiatt Bio
Lisa Bova-Hiatt was appointed chief executive officer of the New
York City Housing Authority in July 2023, after serving as interim
CEO since September 2022.
Bova-Hiatt has more than 25 years of experience in the public
sector. She joined NYCHA in February 2020 as general counsel, where
she led the Authority’s Law Department and was involved with all
NYCHA executive matters, including compliance with the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development agreement, NYCHA’s
transformation and implementation plans, and operations and
administration.
She was previously general counsel of the City University
Construction Fund and executive university counsel of the City
University of New York (CUNY). Prior to CUNY, Lisa served as
executive director of the New York Governor’s Office of Storm
Recovery, where she played an integral role in helping the agency
carry out the reconstruction of over 12,000 homes and hundreds of
infrastructure projects.
Lisa previously spent 19 years in various roles at the New York
City Law Department, including as the deputy chief of the Tax and
Bankruptcy Litigation Division, where she specialized in real
estate acquisition and development, and chief advisor to
administration officials.
She is a graduate of Villanova University and Brooklyn Law
School.