Robert J. Milano

Robert J. Milano (June 14, 1912 – January 29, 2000) was an American industrialist. He was the founder and chairman of Millmaster Onyx, and also briefly served as deputy mayor of New York City during the Koch administration.

Early life and education Milano was born in New York City on June 14, 1912, and grew up in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan. After attending the High School of Commerce, he studied business administration and financial law at City College.

In 1971, he was appointed by Governor Rockefeller to the Scott Commission, which was investigating the city's fiscal policies, and also served on the State Charter Revision Commission for New York City. In January 1978, Mayor Koch introduced him as the deputy mayor for economic development and head of the Economic Development Corporation. Less than three months later, however, Milano left the administration.

He joined the New School's board in 1976, serving as a trustee and later vice-chairman.

Death and legacy He died on January 29, 2000.

In 1996, the trustees of the university renamed the Center for New York City Affairs (also known as the Kaplan Center), of which he had been a member of the advisory board, as the Robert J. Milano Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy (now the Milano School of International Affairs, Management and Urban Policy) in his honor.