Michael R. Press

President

Professional Experience:

More than 25 years of experience in economic development and tax incentives, having served in both government and non-government consulting roles including:
Built and led the world’s leading Business Incentives advisory practice while serving as Tax Partner at Ernst & Young.
Supervised incentives advisory engagements for Fortune 100 Companies in the aerospace, automotive, consumer products, financial services, telecommunications, energy, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage production and packaging industries.
Assistant Director of Tax Studies, Senate Finance Committee, New York State Senate (Majority);
Chief Economist and Commissioner (Acting) of the New York City Office of Business Development.
Chairman of the Enterprise Zone Administrative Boards of four Enterprise (EDZ’s) in New York City.

Engagement highlights include:

Led the negotiating team that brought the Boeing Company’s world headquarters from Seattle to Chicago (while considering Dallas and Denver).
Led the site selection and negotiating team in support of the largest industrial project of 2015 in Alabama.
Secured the benefits package sufficient to induce a 3,000-contingent Citigroup campus to relocate to New Jersey.
Secured first-of-its-kind incentive in the states of Connecticut, New Jersey, North Carolina, Florida and New York.
Created new and redesigned existing key economic development programs for New York City and New York State including; REAP (Relocation and Employee Assistance Program), ECSP (Energy Cost Savings Program), ICIP (Industrial and Commercial Incentive Program) and Tax Increment Financing.
Organized and hosted the first comprehensive private sector Business Incentives Symposium in the United States.

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