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Profile

Rick Cotton became Executive Director of The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in August 2017. Prior to joining the Port Authority, Mr. Cotton served as New York State’s Special Counsellor for Interagency Initiatives, serving as the point person for most of the Governor's major downstate infrastructure priorities. Mr. Cotton joined New York State following 25 years at NBC Universal, where he held several positions, including 20 years as EVP and General Counsel and four years as President and Managing Director of CNBC Europe. He has served in senior advisory roles at the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare and the U.S. Department of Energy. Mr. Cotton is a graduate of Harvard College and Yale Law School, and he served as a law clerk to Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. on the U.S. Supreme Court.

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• 21st century models for 21st century airports