Laura Curran
Nassau County Executive
Laura Curran has served as Nassau County Executive since 2018, when she became the first woman to hold the office. Representing more than 1.3 million residents, County Executive Curran implemented unprecedented ethics reforms, successfully advocated for new economic development and promoted downtown revitalization projects across the County. Under Curran’s watch, Nassau County has maintained historic crime lows and was named the safest Community in America by US News and World Report. Following through on a campaign promise, Curran also fixed a broken property assessment system that amassed enormous debt. County Executive Curran is committed to fixing infrastructure. The County repaved a record amount of roadway and dedicated significant funds to revitalizing parks throughout the County.
After the COVID-19 pandemic hit Nassau County, she led the County’s response to protect and inform residents, while maintaining essential County operations and advocating for small businesses and schools. She has been focused on vaccinating as many people as possible, by utilizing the County’s award-winning Department of Health and building a robust vaccine infrastructure. Nassau County has the highest vaccination rate of all 62 counties in New York State, and the second highest among large counties nationwide—without imposing mandates. County Executive Curran continues to lead with dedication to the people of Nassau County and remains a tireless advocate for Nassau’s residents, schools and businesses-- providing decisive leadership while protecting residents’ health and safely.
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John A. Rizzo, PhD
Professor, Stony Brook University
Chief Economist, Long Island Association
Professor Rizzo is a Professor who teaches economics at Stony Brook University and Chief Economist at the Long Island Association. His research interests include applied economic studies, cost effectiveness evaluations, and the application of appropriate statistical methods to outcomes research. As Chief Economist at the LIA, he also monitors the Long Island economy, preparing monthly economic reports and conducting additional research studies on various aspects of Long Island’s economy.
Dr. Rizzo has published more than 200 articles in peer-reviewed academic journals. His work has appeared in leading economics journals, includingthe Journal of Political Economy, the Journal of Law & Economics, the Journal of Banking and Finance, the Journal of Human Resources, the Review of Economics & Statistics, and the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization.
Professor Rizzo has consulted for leading industry and government organizations, and has testified as an economics expert in cases involving the pharmaceutical and hospital industries. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Brown University. Prior to joining Stony Brook, Dr. Rizzo taught at Yale University, Ohio State University, and Cornell University.
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Steven Kuperschmid, Esq.
Partner
Ruskin, Moscou, Faltischek PC
Steven J. Kuperschmid serves as Co-Chair of the firm's Corporate & Securities Department and Co-Chair of the firm's Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Practice Group. He typically represents entrepreneurs, family businesses and publicly traded and privately owned institutional companies and private equity funds.
Steve has vast experience representing start-up, development stage, mature and exiting clients in mergers and acquisitions, capital raising transactions (both public and private), board advisory and corporate governance matters, risk management, business succession planning, joint ventures, executive compensation, strategic relationships, licensing matters and almost every facet of a client's business legal needs. He also has significant experience representing buyers and sellers of troubled companies. Steve's cyber practice focuses on all aspects of cybersecurity and data privacy including, due diligence in M&A transactions, advising major health care institutions relating to HIPAA and HITECH compliance, counseling major retail institutions regarding their PCI/DSS compliance and aiding in ensuring vendor compliance, negotiating cybersecurity and privacy provisions of client contracts, counseling regarding cybersecurity insurance coverage, advising regarding New York Department of Financial Services compliance, as well as managing data breach response and providing cybersecurity advice.
Although Steve has worked with a very broad variety of industries, he is particularly experienced in technology, internet, ecommerce, industrials, chemical, pharma, health care, veterinary, financial services, fashion, retail, construction, food and beverage, restaurant, manufacturing and distribution.
Early in his career, Steve served as general counsel to one of the region's leading entrepreneurs and continues to provide services as outside counsel. Steve also was formerly the department Chair and a partner at several leading regional law firms. Steve has served as a board member of both public and private companies.
He was the Chairman of the Corporate Law Committee of the Nassau County Bar Association. He is a frequent lecturer and author on business law topics. Steve serves on the Board of the Marty Lyons Foundation and the Long Island Chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants. He also Co-Chairs a CFO roundtable.
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