Derek Bryson Park

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Derek Bryson Park
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Director of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York
In office
March 1999 – December 2002
PresidentBill Clinton
Personal details
Born
Derek Bryson Park, New York, NY, USA
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceNew York, New York
Alma materWestern University, New York University
ProfessionFinancial services
AwardsThe State of New York Military Commendation Medal (2002);
Honorary Citizen, Natchez, Mississippi (1985)
Websitehttp://derekbrysonpark.com/

Derek Bryson Park (born April 11, 1956) is an American businessman and public servant.[1][2][3][4] Park has held a number of public positions in his career, including director of the Federal Home Loan Banks, vice-chairman of New York Industrial Development Agency and director of the New York City Economic Development Corporation.

Early life and education[]

Park attended University of Western Ontario and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1977.[5] In 1979, he earned an MPA from New York University's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, and a Ph.D. from the New York University Graduate School of Arts and Science in 1982.[5] While at NYU, Park was director of stadium operations of the US Open Tennis Championships at Flushing Meadows in 1979,[6][7] and operations manager of the WCT Tournament of Champions in the early 1980s.[8][9]

Left to right: Ivan Lendl, Park, and Lamar Hunt.[when?]

Career[]

During the 1980s, Park worked at California-based and Interpublic Group.[5][10] In 1983, Park served as statewide campaign manager for the then-Attorney General of Mississippi William Allain during his election to Governor.[11]

In 1999, he was appointed by the Clinton administration to the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York as Director, and remained in the position into the George W. Bush Administration until 2002.[12][13] He then went onto serve in other public positions in New York, including Commissioner of the New York City Commission on Human Rights.[citation needed]

Park worked with Randy Levine, president of the New York Yankees, and David Cohen, executive vice president of the New York Mets, to fund the construction of two new baseball stadiums in New York City. Both the Mets and Yankees received debt financing for their stadiums, totaling $1.6 billion. In 2006, The Bond Buyer recognized Park's achievements with the Bond Buyer of the Year award, alongside Levine and Cohen for their involvement.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ "Derek Bryson Park: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com.
  2. ^ "BrokerCheck - Find a broker, investment or financial advisor". brokercheck.finra.org. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  3. ^ United States, Federal Housing Finance Board. “Finance Board Completes Capital Plan Approvals, Commemorates 70th Anniversary of FHLBANK System.” FHFB Press Release, 18 July 2002.
  4. ^ “Park Named to Board of NY Home Loan Bank” The Natchez Democrat from Natchez, Mississippi-Page 1D. April 11, 1999
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Securities Executive Named to Board of N.Y. bank". Clarion-Ledger from Jackson, Mississippi. April 11, 1999. p. 1C. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  6. ^ "Reporter's Notebook: Open's Closed Places". The New York Times. September 2, 1979. p. S 7.
  7. ^ Park, Derek, Bryson. “1980 U.S. OPEN PANORAMAS.” U.S. OPEN-USTA National Tennis Center, New York-Special Centennial Edition (September 1–13, 1981); Page 152. Tennis Championships Magazine (Special U.S. Open edition Vol. 31 No. 8); Publisher: H.O. Zimman, Inc.; Copyright 1981 by H.O. Zimman, Inc.
  8. ^ International Who's Who In Tennis; Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 83-050904; International Standard Book No. 0-9611296
  9. ^ Tournament of Champions, Forest Hills, New York (May 2–9, 1982); WCT Official Magazine (VOL. 32/ NO. 4); Publisher: H.O. Zimman, Inc.; Copyright 1982 by World Championship Tennis Magazine.
  10. ^ "Callon Petroleum Company (CPE)". Callon Petroleum Company. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  11. ^ “Allain, Edwards Here Friday” The Natchez Democrat from Natchez, Mississippi-Page 1 [Vol. 119 No 349] Page 1D. December 15, 1983
  12. ^ "The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York Names Executive". American Banker. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
  13. ^ "Clarion-Ledger from Jackson, Mississippi on April 11, 1999 · Page 25". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  14. ^ “N.Y.C. IDA Stadium Issue Is Deal of the Year”. The Bond Buyer.  New York [Vol. 352 / No. 32522] Page 1. December 6, 2006.

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