Neil David Levin

Levin's name is located on Panel N-65 of the National September 11 Memorial's North Pool. Neil David Levin (September 16, 1954 – September 11, 2001) was an American businessman and political figure who was executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey from April 2001 until his death during the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center later that year. He took over from acting Superintendent Carmine M. Tenga. In this role, Levin was the state's chief banking regulator, head of the Department of Banking, and Chairman of the State Banking Board. Elizabeth McCaul became acting superintendent.

In 1997, Pataki named Levin as the state Superintendent of Insurance, the state's chief insurance regulator. At the same time, Pataki named him the Chairman of the Commission on the Recovery of Holocaust Victims' Assets, which arranged for the return of assets to families in New York.

In early 2001, Pataki and then New Jersey Governor Donald DiFrancesco named Levin as the executive director of the Port Authority, the agency that runs the World Trade Center, various bridges and tunnels around New York City, the three airports in the New York City area, the seaports in New York and New Jersey, and various international trade programs. Levin was executive director for five months before his death. His body was recovered in April 2002, nearly seven months after the attacks.

Before the tower was struck, Levin was speaking on the phone with his executive adviser, Karen Eastman. She later related that when American Airlines Flight 11 hit the tower, "Our reaction was 'What was that?' It hit on the opposite side so we just felt the impact and the building kept shaking and swaying for a long time."

At the National 9/11 Memorial, Levin is memorialized at the North Pool, on Panel N-65. He is buried at Mount Lebanon Cemetery in Glendale, Queens, New York.

The Neil D. Levin Graduate Institute of International Relations and Commerce was established by Governor George Pataki and the State of New York in his memory, and is a part of the State University of New York.