Alfred Curtis, Jr.

The Honorable Alfred B. Curtis, Jr., is a past president and CEO of the United Nations Development Corporation.

As President and Chief Executive Officer of the United Nations Development Corporation, established by the New York State legislature as a $280 million public benefit corporation, he  led the effort to develop and operate facilities for the United Nations community in New York City starting in 1996. Most recently, he was successful in the sale of the four-star United Nations Plaza Hotel, transacting one of the City's most significant privatization projects in recent years.

Professionally active in the public as well as the private sectors, the Honorable Alfred B. Curtis, Jr. was appointed in 1994 as Commissioner and Agency head for the New York City Department of Youth Services by Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. Additionally, he assumed responsibility as executive director of the City's Inter-Agency Coordinating Council on Youth, serving in this capacity until 1996. A Chemical Bank executive for five years before entering public service, Alfred B. Curtis, Jr. attained the position of Assistant Vice President, serving dually as Operations Manager.

Concurrent with his appointment to the SIUH Systems Board, the Hon. Curtis, served on the Board of Trustees of the City University of New York, heading the Faculty, Staff and Administration Committee while also maintaining responsibilities on the Board of the Richmond County Savings Foundation.

He is a former Board Chairman and President of Staten Island Community Television, was a Commissioner of the Redevelopment of the Staten Island Naval Station, and is a past president of the Staten Island Chapter of the NAACP. The recipient of significant honors, Alfred B. Curtis, Jr. earned the New York Governor's Award for "African Americans of Distinction" in 1994, as well as the Emma Lazarus Award from the Associated Builders and Owners of Greater New York in 1997. Last year, he was honored as "Man of the Millennium" by Staten Island Friends of Hospice Care.

Curtis and his wife, Aurelia, an assistant principal at Curtis High School, and their children, Alfred III, Tiffany and Gillian, live in the New Springville section of Staten Island.

Alfred B. Curtis, Jr., your family and friends are proud of you....  Liberia is proud of you....As you pursue your dreams, remember the sky is the limit, good luck in all endeavors.