Zachary Iscol (born August 18, 1978) is an American civil servant, non-profit executive, politician, and United States Marine veteran who serves as Commissioner of New York City Emergency Management.
[1][2] Iscol is a United States Marine veteran and was a Democratic candidate in the 2021 New York City Comptroller election.
[23] Iscol served as a Deputy Director of a temporary field hospital in the Javits Center during the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City in the spring of 2020.
[26] On January 26, 2021, Iscol filed paperwork to drop out of the mayor's race, and run instead in the 2021 New York City Comptroller election.
[29] He also said he would require companies that contract with New York City to describe their commitment to the five boroughs and that he would push to reinvest some pension fund monies in local job creation.
[31] On February 17, 2022, Iscol was appointed commissioner of New York City Emergency Management by Mayor Eric Adams.