Cindy Freidmutter has worked in the not-for-profit field in an array of leadership and management positions including: External Affairs V.P. at LaGuardia Community College, President of Brooklyn Public Library Foundation, Executive Director of the EBD Adoption Institute and CEO of Managed Care Innovations. Ms. Freidmutter has served as Associate Commissioner/Director of Housing Development for the NYS Office of Mental Health and Board of Estimate Representative/Deputy Policy Director for City Council President Carol Bellamy. She is a graduate of NYU Law School, a retired member of the NYS, PA, and NJ Bars, and a recipient of two competitive mid-career fellowships—the Revson Fellowship at Columbia University and the Loeb Fellowship at Harvard University. She is the Founder and President of CLF Consulting and serves as the lead professional on all client projects.