Ronay A. Menschel

Ronay A. Menschel (born c. 1942) is an American politician. She was the Democratic Deputy Mayor of New York City under Ed Koch, and served on the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. She is the chairman of Phipps Houses.

Early life Ronay A. Menschel was born circa 1942 in Washington, D.C. Her father, Paul Theodore Arlt, was a cartoonist and painter and her mother, May MacClaire, the vice chair of the Museum of the City of New York.

Menschel was educated at the New Canaan High School. She graduated from Cornell University.

Menschel served on the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York from 1998 to 2004.

Philanthropy Menschel became the chair of the Phipps Community Development Corporation, a subsidiary of Phipps House, a nonprofit organization for affordable housing in New York City, in 1988. She serves on the board of trustees of the Museum of the City of New York.

Menschel has sat on the Board of Trustees of NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital since 2023.

Personal life Ronay married Richard Menschel, an investment banker at Goldman Sachs and philanthropist. They were introduced by Ed Koch. They reside on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York City.