Derek Bryson Park

Derek Bryson Park (born April 11, 1956) is an American businessman and public servant. Park has held a number of public positions in his career, including director of the Federal Home Loan Banks, vice-chairman of New York City Industrial Development Agency and director of the New York City Economic Development Corporation.

Park has also worked in finance at several firms, including Cohane Rafferty Securities, In 1979, he earned an MPA from New York University's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, and a Ph.D. from the New York University Graduate School of Arts and Science in 1982. and operations manager of the WCT Tournament of Champions in the early 1980s.

Career During the 1980s, Park worked at California-based Callon Petroleum Company. From 1985 to 1988, he was at Interpublic Group, an advertising agency. Park then went on to serve in other public positions in New York, including vice-chairman of the New York City Industrial Development Agency

During his time as vice-chairman of the New York City Industrial Development Agency, Park collaborated with Randy Levine, president of the New York Yankees, and David Cohen, executive vice president of the New York Mets, to fund the construction of two new baseball stadiums in New York City. Both the Mets and Yankees received debt financing for their stadiums, totaling $1.6 billion. In 2006, The Bond Buyer recognized Park's achievements with the Bond Buyer of the Year award, alongside Levine and Cohen for their involvement.

In 2010, Park stepped down from his roles as Vice Chair at the IDA and at the NYC Capital Resource Corporation.