Julie A. Su

Julie Su is the first-ever Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice. In her newly created role, she oversees agencies such as the Economic Development Corporation, the Department of Small Business Services, the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, and the Department of Cultural Affairs, helping the Administration deliver on its affordability agenda to make the local economy work for every New Yorker. As former US Secretary of Labor, Julie played a central role in fighting for workers, ensuring a just day’s pay for a hard day’s work, and saving the pensions of more than a million union workers and retirees. Prior to her nomination as US Labor Secretary, she served as the Deputy Secretary and, before that, as the California Labor Secretary appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom. Secretary Su brought a wealth of experience as a nonprofit attorney representing low-wage, vulnerable workers for nearly 2 decades prior to being appointed to government positions and as California Labor Commissioner from 2011-2018 where she was widely credited with a renaissance in enforcement and creative approaches to combating wage theft and protecting immigrant workers. Secretary Su graduated from Stanford University and Harvard Law School.  She speaks Mandarin and Spanish.