In New York, New York, from December 1986 to December 1989, Norman Steisel was Senior Vice President (SVP) of Lazard Freres & Co. Mr. Steisel served as an advisor to many United States counties and municipalities and to a number of the world’s foremost air pollution control, water treatment, hazardous waste remediation, and waste disposal businesses.

Mr. Steisel provided the aforementioned firms help with merger and acquisition (M&A) activities, debt issuance and recapitalizations. Overall, he was responsible for coordinating the organization’s municipal and corporate environmental financing for over $2.0B of client needs, while at Lazard Freres &Co.

From January 1988 to December 1990, Norman Steisel was NYC School Construction Authority Chairman. The School Construction Authority (SCA) is the independent New York State authority responsible for the design, construction, modernization, and rehabilitation of public schools in New York, New York. Mr. Steisel was the School Construction Authority’s first Chairman; he served pro bono.

As the Chairman, he oversaw the SCA’s founding. He recruited top agency executives; established the budget; developed staffing patterns, and directed implementation of project-management and cost-accounting controls and information-monitoring systems. Additionally, he directed development of architectural and construction-contract preparation, bid, and award actions. $1B dollars of construction activity was occurring within the 1st year.

Norman Steisel was First Deputy Mayor of New York Cityfrom January 1990 to December 1993. As CEO for NYC government, he was accountable for day-to-day oversight of all governmental operations. Additionally, he was accountable for the oversight of a 30-billion dollar yearly operating budget and a four-year $20B capital program.

Furthermore, Mr. Steisel oversaw the city’s emergency-response activities. This included the coordinated response to the 1993 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. He additionally led the development and implementation of the Safe Streets program, a major expansion of the police force and criminal justice system that resulted in a fifteen percent reduction in major crimes.

In addition, he directed the establishment of a new agency to provide services and housing to the homeless.

From January 2003 to July 2008, Norman Steisel was Executive Vice President (EVP) and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX). A key member of the PHLX strategic management team, he was responsible for watching over the day-to-day operations by way of which the Exchange’s strategic plan and initiatives were carried out.

The design of the strategic plan was to generate value via leveraging regulatory licenses, enhancing technology assets, and offering unique trading products and modalities. The Exchange was eventually sold to NASDAQ OMX. Mr. Steisel managed the Exchange’s involvement in transition planning and integration activities with NASDAQ OMX.

In January of 1994, Norman Steisel created environmental consulting firm EnEssCo Strategies in the Greater New York, New York area. He was president of EnEssCo from January 1994 to December 2002. During his 9-year leadership, the Company provided management and consulting services to senior-level executives carrying out operational, strategic, and also financial-transition activities in government-regulated industries.

EnEssCo Strategies offers strategic, business development and marketing, and financial consulting services. The Company provides these services to firms engaged in the provision of environmental goods and services. This includes waste handling and disposal, water supply and wastewater treatment, and alternative clean energy technologies and production. EnEssCo’s goal is to leverage developing green businesses opportunities.

In New York City, from December 1986 to December 1989, Norman Steisel was SVP of Lazard Freres & Co. He served as an advisor to a number of U.S. counties and municipalities and to a number of the world’s foremost air pollution control, water treatment, hazardous waste remediation, and waste disposal businesses.

Mr. Steisel provided the above mentioned businesses assistance with merger & acquisition (M&A) activities, debt issuance and recapitalizations. Altogether, he was responsible for coordinating the organization’s municipal and corporate environmental financing for over $2.0B of client needs, while at Lazard Freres &Co.

From January 1988 to December 1990, Norman Steisel was NYC School Construction Authority Chairman. The School Construction Authority (SCA) is the independent New York State authority responsible for the design, construction, modernization, and rehabilitation of public schools in New York City. Mr. Steisel was the SCA’s first Chairman, where he served pro bono.

As Chairman, he oversaw the SCA’s creation. He established the budget, directed implementation of project management and cost-accounting controls and information-monitoring systems, recruited top agency executives, and developed staffing patterns. Additionally, he directed development of architectural and construction-contract preparation, bid, and award actions. $1B dollars of construction activity was occurring within the 1st year.

From January 1990 to December 1993, Norman Steisel was First Deputy Mayor of New York City. As CEO for New York City government, he was accountable for daily management of all governmental operations. Additionally, he was accountable for the management of a $30B annual operating budget and a 4-year $20B capital program.

Additionally, Mr. Steisel managed New York City’s emergency-response activities. This included the coordinated response to the 1993 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. He additionally led the development and implementation of the Safe Streets program, a major expansion of the criminal justice system and police force that resulted in a 15% decrease in major crimes.

Furthermore, he directed the creation of a new agency to provide housing and services to the homeless.

From January 2003 to July 2008, Norman Steisel was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. A key member of the PHLX strategic management team, he was accountable for managing the daily operations through which the Exchange’s initiatives and strategic plans were administered.

The design of the strategic plan was to draw out value through leveraging regulatory licenses, enhancing technology assets, and offering unique trading products and modalities. The Exchange was eventually sold to NASDAQ OMX. Mr. Steisel coordinated the Exchange’s involvement in integration activities and transition planning with NASDAQ OMX.

In January of 1994, Norman Steisel founded environmental consulting firm EnEssCo Strategies in the Greater New York City area. He was president of EnEssCo from January 1994 to December 2002. During his nine-year leadership, the Company provided consulting and management services to senior-level executives undertaking strategic, operational, as well as financial-transition activities in government-regulated industries.

EnEssCo Strategies offers strategic, business development and marketing, and financial consulting services. It offers these services to firms engaged in providing environmental goods and services. This includes alternative clean energy technologies and production, waste handling and disposal, and water supply and wastewater treatment. EnEssCo’s corporate mission is to capitalize on developing green businesses opportunities.