{{Short description|New York City Police Commissioner since 2024}} {{Use American English|date=May 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Jessica Tisch | image = Subway Crime on Track to Reach Lowest Levels in a Generation (cropped).jpg | caption = Tisch in 2025 | office1 = 48th New York City Police Commissioner | term_start1 = November 25, 2024 | 1blankname1 = Mayor | 1namedata1 = {{ubl|Eric Adams|Zohran Mamdani|}} | 2blankname1 = First Deputy | 2namedata1 = Tania Kinsella (2024–present) | preceded1 = Thomas G. Donlon | succeeded1 = | office2 = Commissioner of the<br>New York City Department of Sanitation | term_start2 = April 18, 2022 | term_end2 = November 25, 2024 | 1blankname2 = Mayor | 1namedata2 = Eric Adams | predecessor2 = Ed Grayson | successor2 = Javier Lojan (acting) | office3 = Commissioner of the New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications | term_end3 = January 5, 2022 | term_start3 = December 5, 2019 | 1blankname3 = Mayor | 1namedata3 = Bill de Blasio | preceded3 = Samir Saini | succeeded3 = Matt Fraser | office4 = Deputy Commissioner for Information Technology of the NYPD | term_end4 = December 5, 2019 | term_start4 = February 12, 2014 | 1blankname4 = Mayor | 1namedata4 = Bill de Blasio | 2blankname4 = Commissioner | 2namedata4 = Bill Bratton | preceded4 = James Onalfo | succeeded4 = Richard Esposito | birth_place = | birth_name = Jessica Sarah Tisch | party = Democratic | parents = {{ubl|James Tisch|Merryl Tisch}} | spouse = Daniel Levine | children = 2 | education = Harvard University (BA, JD, MBA) }} '''Jessica Sarah Tisch''' ({{IPAc-en|t|ɪ|ʃ}} {{respell|TISH}}; born 1981) is an American public administrator. Since November 2024, she has served as the 48th New York City police commissioner. Previously, she served as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Sanitation from 2022 to 2024, as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications from 2019 to 2022, and as Deputy Commissioner for Information Technology at the New York City Police Department from 2014 to 2019.
== Early life and education == Tisch was born to Merryl Tisch and James Tisch, chief executive officer of Loews Corporation. She received a Bachelor of Arts in 2003 from Harvard University.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mineo |first=Liz |date=2023-03-16 |title=Jessica Tisch loves cleaning New York, rats and all |url=https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2023/03/jessica-tisch-loves-cleaning-new-york-rats-and-all/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=Harvard Gazette |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2008, she also received joint Master of Business Administration and Juris Doctor degrees from Harvard.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trickey |first=Erick |date=2019-07-17 |title=A Conversation with Jessica Tisch '08 |url=https://hls.harvard.edu/today/a-conversation-with-jessica-tisch-08/ |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=Harvard Law School |language=en-us}}</ref> In 2008, Tisch began her career with the counterterrorism bureau at the New York City Police Department,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fanelli |first=James |date=2024-12-15 |title=How an Ivy League Police Commissioner Hunted an Ivy League Murder Suspect |url=https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/how-an-ivy-league-police-commissioner-hunted-an-ivy-league-murder-suspect-45151d29?mod=hp_lead_pos8 |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=The Wall Street Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> facilitated by commissioner Raymond Kelly. She went on to hold several civilian positions within the agency.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Bumiller |first=Elisabeth |last2=Cramer |first2=Maria |date=April 9, 2025 |title=Police Commissioner, Heiress and Maybe a Future New York City Mayor |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/nyregion/jessica-tisch.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250709033015/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/nyregion/jessica-tisch.html |archive-date=July 9, 2025 |access-date=October 27, 2025 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> In February 2014, she was appointed Deputy Commissioner for Information Technology at the city police department.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morales |first=Mark |date=2014-02-13 |title=NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton names Jessica Tisch as deputy commissioner of information and technology |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bratton-names-jessica-tisch-nypd-deputy-commissioner-information-technology-article-1.1612727 |access-date=2022-04-18 |work=Daily News |location=New York}}</ref>
== Career == In November 2019, Tisch was appointed by mayor Bill de Blasio to serve as the Commissioner for New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunication.<ref>{{Cite press release |date=December 5, 2019 |title=Mayor de Blasio Appoints Jessica Tisch as Commissioner of the Department of Information Technology a |url=http://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/596-19/mayor-de-blasio-appoints-jessica-tisch-commissioner-the-department-information-technology |access-date=April 18, 2022 |publisher=New York City Office of the Mayor}}</ref> On April 18, 2022, Tisch was appointed by mayor Eric Adams Commissioner of the New York City Department of Sanitation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brosnan |first=Erica |date=April 18, 2022 |title=Mayor Adams picks Jessica Tisch to lead city's Sanitation Department |url=https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2022/04/18/mayor-adams-picks-jessica-tisch-to-lead-city-s-sanitation-department |access-date=April 18, 2022 |website=NY1 |language=en}}</ref> On November 20, 2024, she was named the Commissioner of the New York Police Department.<ref>{{cite press release |date=November 20, 2024 |title=Mayor Adams Appoints Jessica Tisch as NYPD Commissioner |url=https://www.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/847-24/mayor-adams-appoints-jessica-tisch-nypd-commissioner#/0 |publisher=New York City Office of the Mayor}}</ref> Despite having never served as a police officer, Tisch was sworn in as NYPD Commissioner on Monday, November 25, 2024.
== Personal life == In 2006, Tisch married Daniel Zachary Levine in a ceremony that was officiated by her maternal grandfather, Rabbi Philip Hiat, at Central Synagogue in Manhattan.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2006-11-19 |title=Jessica Tisch and Daniel Levine |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/19/fashion/weddings/19tisch.html |newspaper=The New York Times |page=ST17}}</ref> They have two sons.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Stewart |first=Dodai |date=2022-12-02 |title=The Rats Are Absolutely Going to Hate the New Sanitation Commissioner |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/02/nyregion/jessica-tish-new-york-sanitation-rats.html |access-date=2022-12-03 |newspaper=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> She is a member of the prominent Tisch family, which owns roughly one-third of Loews Corporation, and is one of its heirs.<ref name=":0" /> Her relatives include Jonathan, Laurie, Wilma and Steve Tisch.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jessica Tisch, NYPD's new police commissioner, is member of prominent NYC family who also owns the NY Giants {{!}} abc7ny.com|url=https://abc7ny.com/amp/post/jessica-tisch-nypds-new-police-commissioner-is-member-prominent-nyc-family-owns-ny-giants/15565009/|website=abc7ny.com|access-date=2026-01-31}}</ref> In 2024, ''Forbes'' estimated the family’s net worth at approximately US$10.1 billion.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-08 |title=2024 America's Richest Families Net Worth. Tisch family |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/tisch/ |access-date=2025-11-08 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>
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