Banker * Ambassador * Senator * Comptroller
Carl McCall, the first African-American elected to statewide office in New
York State, was re-elected to his second term as Comptroller of the State of New
York on November 2, 1998.
He received 2.9 million votes, more than any other statewide
candidate, and carried 45 counties across New York.
Carl McCall was one of six children raised by his mother, a single parent on welfare.
He graduated from Dartmouth College, and attended Theological School and the University
of Edinburgh.
Carl has had a long and distinguished career in both the public and private sectors.
He was a vice president of Citicorp for eight years, and served as the President
of the New York City Board of Education. He also served as U.S. Ambassador to
United Nations, Commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey,
Commissioner of the New York State Division of Human Rights, and was elected to
three terms as New York State Senator.
As Comptroller, Carl McCall has successfully sued the Governor twice to stop illegal
raids on the State Pension Fund. He has also led the fight to provide a permanent
cost of living increase for retirees from public service in New York, and he has
pledged to lead that fight again in 2000.
As the sole fiduciary of the State and local retirement systems, Comptroller McCall
has overseen the growth of the State pension fund from $56 billion when he first
took office to more than $120 billion today. Carl has more pension investment
responsibility than any other single individual in the United States.
A life-long advocate for education, Comptroller McCall led the fight for restoration
of budget cuts to New York's public university system. He has received numerous
awards and honors for his work to reform government and to improve educational
opportunities for young New Yorkers.
Carl is married to Dr. Joyce Brown, president of the State University of New York's
world-renowned Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT).
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Carl McCall | Dick Gregory 