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Jay T. SnyderNew York State Commission on Public Authority Reform
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Jay T. Snyder
Jay Snyder currently works in private equity investments as a principal of HBJ Investments LLC, which provides seed capital to diverse groups of start-up companies.He is also a principal of Ashfield Consulting Group, a financial services firm.
In May 2003, Mr. Snyder was sworn in as a member of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy.The commission is a bipartisan panel appointed by the President and created by Congress to provide oversight of U.S. Government activities intended to understand, inform and influence foreign publics.From 2000 to 2001, Mr. Snyder served as Public Delegate, United States Representative to the 55th United Nations General Assembly.In that capacity, Mr. Snyder functioned as a representative on general policy matters, reform issues, and the Millennium Summit, and formulated and presented statements before the U.N. on a variety of public diplomacy questions.
Prior to his work at HBJ and the U.N., Mr. Snyder enjoyed a 17-year career at Biocraft Laboratories, a publicly held generic drug manufacturer.At the end of his tenure, Mr. Snyder was the Vice President of Research and Development and a member of both the Management Steering Committee and Board of Directors.Before serving in those capacities, Mr. Snyder held various positions with the company, including Plant Manager, Production Manager, and Operations Manager.In his career at Biocraft, Mr. Snyder not only improved operational productivity, he also worked with major international concerns in Europe, Asia and Latin America to develop supply agreements, collaborate on import arrangements and assess acquisition candidates.
During that time, Mr. Snyder also began to work in the private financial management area.From 1991 to 1996, he served as a Managing Director of Mayberry Core Asset Management, a financial advisory firm serving high net-worth individuals.Mr. Snyder also served as a Principal at JB Partners, a financial services firm and as a member of the Board of Directors of the PAIC Insurance Company.
Mr. Snyder has been active in community service.He continues to serve on the Board of Trustees of the Beatrice Snyder Foundation, a non-profit organization, and on committees for several charitable organizations including the National Committee for the Performing Arts at the Kennedy Center.In April 2005, Mr. Snyder became a member of the Board of Governors of the Milano Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy.