Joel W. Motley

Chair, Board of Directors of the Office of Finance

Mr. Motley has served as an Independent Director on the Board since 2016, and as Chair since July 2023. He founded Carmona Motley Inc. in 1992 and Public Capital Advisors LLC in 2006. Prior to beginning his career in investment banking at Lazard Frères & Co. in 1985, Mr. Motley worked as an aide to the late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-NY), serving as his Chief of Staff in New York City and surrounding counties. Mr. Motley is an Independent Director on the Boards of Invesco Mutual Funds, a director of Blue Ocean Acquisition Corp, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and Chair Emeritus of the Board of Human Rights Watch. He also serves on the Boards of the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, The Greenwall Foundation, The Trust for Mutual Understanding, Historic Hudson Valley, and Friends of the Legal Resources Centre of South Africa. Mr. Motley is a member of the Vestry of Trinity Wall Street. Mr. Motley holds a JD degree from Harvard Law School and an AB degree (magna cum laude) from Harvard College.


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