Ronay A. Menschel

Ronay A. Menschel was born circa 1942 in Washington, D.C..[1] Her father, Paul Theodore Arlt, was a cartoonist and painter and her mother, May MacClaire, the vice chair of the Museum of the City of New York.[2]

Menschel was educated at the New Canaan High School.[3] She graduated from Cornell University.[4]

Menschel began her career as an administrative assistant to Democratic Congressman Ed Koch in 1969.[1] She later served as the deputy mayor of New York City under Koch.[1] As such, she became "the highest ranking woman in the Koch administration."[3] She also served on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority from 1979 to 1990.[5]

Menschel served on the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York from 1998 to 2004.[5][6]

Menschel became the chair of the Phipps Community Development Corporation, a subsidiary of Phipps House, a non-profit organization for affordable housing in New York City,[7] in 1988.[6] She became the president of Phipps Houses and Phipps Houses Services in April 1993.[6] She is now the chairman of Phipps Houses.[5]

Menschel is also a former trustee of her alma mater, Cornell University.[8] She serves on the board of trustees of the Museum of the City of New York.[9]

Ronay married Richard Menschel, an investment banker at Goldman Sachs and philanthropist.[4] They were introduced by Ed Koch.[1] Their wedding was held at Congregation Emanu-El of New York.[4] They have three daughters,[10] including Sabina Menschel, who is married to E. W. Priestap, the assistant director of the FBI Counterintelligence Division.[11] They reside on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York City.[1]