Masters in Business BONUS: NY Comptroller Candidate Drew Warshaw on Changing the NY State Pension Funds
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Feb 11, 2026 
Drew Warshaw, Democratic candidate for New York State Comptroller and former Port Authority official who helped rebuild the World Trade Center, renewable energy and affordable housing leader. He discusses pension governance and reforms, changing how the $300B pension is managed, using audits to tackle housing and utility costs, and making the comptroller more public-facing.
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Rebuilding Ground Zero
- Drew Warshaw recounts becoming chief of staff at the Port Authority and helping rebuild the World Trade Center after 9/11.
- He helped secure tenants, renegotiate deals, and open the memorial by the 10-year anniversary.
Pivot From Renewables To Housing
- Warshaw describes leaving renewables to address housing because he saw immediate human impact versus abstract climate gains.
- He joined Enterprise Community Partners to fight the affordability crisis directly.
Building Code Is A Hidden Cost Driver
- The U.S. suffers a massive housing undersupply driven by regulatory, capital, and code complexity.
- Warshaw calls the building code the "silent killer" that inflates construction costs.