Robert Lieber, the current president of the New York City Economic Development Corp., has been named to be the deputy mayor for Economic Development. Deputy mayor Lieber will replace Daniel Doctoroff, who earlier this month announced his intent to leave city service. Deputy mayor for administration Edward Skyler is being given new responsibilities and is being appointed the deputy mayor for operations. As Economic Development Corp. president, Bob Lieber helped reshape our city with an unprecedented range of projects in all five boroughs. His skills and experience in the private sector and in city government will serve him well as he fills some very big shoes here at City Hall. In January 2007, Lieber was appointed president of the Economic Development Corp., after he led a pro bono team from Lehman Brothers that advised the city in its successful effort to work with the Port Authority and the state to renegotiate the World Trade Center site lease. Lieber will lead the city's economic development efforts and oversee and coordinate the operations of the Department of City Planning, the Economic Development Corp., the Office of Film, Theater and Broadcasting, the Department of Finance, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, the Business Integrity Commission, the New York City Off-Track Betting Corporation, and the Department of Small Business Services. Lieber will also serve as a liaison with city, state and federal and other agencies responsible for the city's economic development and infrastructure, including: NYC & Co., the Governors Island Preservation and Education Corp., the Lower Manhattan Development Corp., the Moynihan Station Development Corp., the Hudson Yards Development Corp., and the Coney Island Development Corp. As Economic Development Corp. president, Lieber helped shepherd the Jamaica, Queens rezoning to completion, drawing on the work of more than a dozen city agencies in one of the largest rezonings that New York City has ever done. He helped develop the comprehensive rezoning plan for Coney Island and helped steer the City's efforts to create a new mixed-use neighborhood in Willets Point. As Deputy Mayor, Lieber will continue his work on the development of Moynihan Station, the river-to-river rezoning of 125th Street in Harlem, the transformation of the Kingsbridge Armory, and the development of the site of the former US Naval Homeport in Staten Island for which the Economic Development Corp. released three Requests For Proposals in October. Lieber previously served as managing director for the Private Equity division of Lehman Brothers, Inc., where he was responsible for originations for a $2.8 billion real estate merchant banking fund. Prior to that, he served as Group Head of Global Real Estate Investment Banking, managing director, and head of MBA recruiting at Lehman. In 1999, and again in 2003, Lieber was recognized by Institutional Investor Magazine for "Deal of The Year," and he was named "Financier of the Year" in 2005 by Commercial Property News. Michael Bloomberg is mayor of New York, N.Y.