Dean Fuleihan (born January 27, 1951) is an American civil servant, who served as First Deputy Mayor of the City of New York from 2018 to 2021.
[2] Previously, he served as the budget director of the New York City Mayor's Office of Management and Budget,[3][1] and the New York State Assembly chief fiscal and policy advisor[4] for over 30 years,[5] and as a vice president at SUNY College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering.
[3] Fuleihan retired from the Assembly in 2011 and joined the SUNY Poly College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering as an executive vice president.
[13][14][15] In late November, 2017, First Deputy Mayor Anthony Shorris announced he would step down from his post,[16] and de Blasio offered the job to Fuleihan, who accepted the role as First Deputy Mayor effective January, 2018.
[2] In June of 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul appointed Fuleihan to the New York State Financial Control Board.