Marisa Lago

Marisa Lago
Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade
Incumbent
Assumed office December 28, 2021
President	Joe Biden
Preceded by	Gilbert B. Kaplan
Director of the New York City Department of City Planning
In office March 2017 – December 28, 2021
Mayor	Bill de Blasio
Preceded by	Carl Weisbrod
Succeeded by	Anita Laremont
United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
In office December 2013 – November 2015 Acting
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	James Hudson
Succeeded by	Scott Allen
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Markets
In office February 2010 – January 2017
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Neel Kashkari
Succeeded by	Heath Tarbert
President and CEO of the Empire State Development Corporation
In office September 2008 – June 2009
Governor	David Paterson
Preceded by	Avi Schick
Succeeded by	Dennis Mullen
Personal details
Born	Maria Louise Lago (1955-12-04) December 4, 1955 (age 68) New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Cooper Union (BS) Brown University Harvard University (JD)

Marisa Lago (born December 4, 1955) is an American attorney serving as the Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade. She previously served as director of the New York City Department of City Planning and chair of the City Planning Commission from 2017 to 2021.^[1][2] Before that, Lago served as assistant secretary for international markets and development in the United States Department of the Treasury from 2010 to 2017, and as president and chief executive officer of the Empire State Development Corporation from 2008 to 2009.