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 leading waste disposal, water treatment, hazardous waste remediation, and also air pollution control firms.

Mr. Steisel provided the aforementioned companies help with merger & acquisition (M&A) activities, debt issuance and recapitalizations. Altogether, while at Lazard Freres & Co., he was responsible for coordinating the firm’s corporate and municipal environmental financing for more than $2.0 billion of client needs.

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 initial Chairman; he served pro bono.

As 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 procedures. $1B dollars of construction activity was taking place within the first 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 responsible for daily oversight of all operations of the government. Moreover, he was responsible for the oversight of a 30-billion dollar annual operating budget and a 4-year 20-billion dollar capital program.

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

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

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

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 ultimately sold to NASDAQ OMX. Mr. Steisel managed the Exchange’s involvement in integration activities and transition planning with the NASDAQ OMX.

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

EnEssCo Strategies provides financial consulting, strategic, and business development and marketing services. It provides these services to firms involved 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 capitalize on developing green businesses opportunities.

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

Mr. Steisel provided the aforementioned companies help with merger and acquisition (M&A) activities, recapitalizations, as well as debt issuance. Overall, while at Lazard Freres & Co., he was responsible for coordinating the firm’s corporate and municipal environmental financing for more than $2.0 billion of client needs.

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, as well as rehabilitation of public schools in New York, New York. Mr. Steisel was the School Construction Authority’s initial Chairman; he served pro bono.

As the Chairman, Norman Steisel 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. Also, he directed development of architectural and construction-contract preparation, bid, and award procedures. One billion dollars of construction activity was taking place within the first year.

From January 1990 to December 1993, Norman Steisel was First Deputy Mayor of New York, New York. As Chief Executive Officer for NYC government, he was responsible for day-to-day oversight of all operations of the government. Moreover, he was responsible for the oversight of a 30-billion dollar yearly operating budget and a four-year 20-billion dollar capital program.

Furthermore, Mr. Steisel oversaw the city’s emergency-response activities. This included the coordinated response to the 1993 World Trade Center terrorist attack. He also oversaw 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). An essential member of the PHLX strategic management team, Mr. Steisel was responsible for supervising the day-to-day operations through which the Exchange’s strategic plan and initiatives were carried out.

The design of the strategic plan was to extract value via taking advantage of regulatory licenses, enhancing technology assets, as well as offering innovative trading modalities and products. The PHLX was ultimately sold to NASDAQ OMX. Mr. Steisel managed the PHLX’s involvement in transition planning and integration activities with the NASDAQ OMX.

In January 1994, Norman Steisel started environmental consulting company EnEssCo Strategies in the Greater New York, New York area. He was president of EnEssCo from January 1994 to December 2002. Throughout 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 provides financial consulting, strategic, and business development and marketing services. The Company provides these services to firms involved in the provision of environmental products 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 opportunities in developing green businesses.