Jeffrey LeFrancois is the Meatpacking District’s Executive Director. He brings with him a deep connection to the neighborhood, the experience of serving as the BID’s Director of Operations + Community Affairs for 4 years, and a civic-minded knack.

As Executive Director, LeFrancois is responsible for working with property owners, commercial, retail, and residential tenants, elected officials, and city agencies to ensure the Meatpacking District remains a cutting-edge, ever-evolving neighborhood in Lower Manhattan. He will also oversee the BID’s branding and marketing strategy, development of neighborhood programming and public space management, and community affairs for the neighborhood’s 7 million square feet of retail and office space.

A graduate of Pace University in Lower Manhattan and from a small business family, his enthusiasm for New York City, culture, and community align with the mission and work of the Meatpacking District. He previously worked as Chief of Staff and Deputy Chief of Staff to then-Council Member Corey Johnson and Assembly Member Richard Gottfried, respectively.

Jeffrey’s distinctive coiffure is second only to his effervescent energy. Some of his favorite things in life, besides ensuring a clean, safe, and beautiful neighborhood for all, include: long distance domestic train travel, cooking and entertaining guests, traveling and pointing out neat urban planning attributes to his partner, perusing galleries and museums, throwing pottery, and enjoying very cold vodka Gibsons. He also has a large collection of blazers befitting looks for funeral to flashy.

Julia is a Marketing Assistant for the BID and works on everything ranging from event production to social media. She’s currently pursuing a degree in Advertising & Marketing Communications from the Fashion Institute of Technology and in her free time, Julia can be found at the movies or dog sitting.


Jonathan Iger, Sage Realty
, President

Cliff Meilman, Meilman Family Real Estate, First Vice Chair

Carley Graham Garcia, Google, Second Vice Chair

Thomas Nakios, Lilla P/ Leo + Sage,
Treasurer

Jared Epstein, Aurora Capital Associates,
Secretary

Michael Achenbaum, Gansevoort Hotel Group

Neil Bender, William Gottlieb Real Estate

Jane Carey, Whitney Museum

Pierre Antoine Dourneau, Soho House

Doug Eisenberg, Meatpacking, LLC

Jake Elghanayan, TF Cornerstone

Josh Glick, Vornado

Greg Gushee, Related

Claude Johnson, The High Line

Jeffrey Jones, Little West 12th Street Realty

Gary Kline, CECO

Luisella Meloni, DVF

Paul Pariser, Taconic Investment Partners

Donna Raftery, Resident

Andrew Rosen, Theory

Mazdack Rassi, Milk Studios

Kevin Rockey, The Standard

Stuart Romanoff, Romanoff Equities

Andrea Sacker, Resident

John Wilson, Jamestown

IAAC Reps:
Cheryl Kupper

Public Reps:
Honorable Bill de Blasio, Mayor
(represented by Kris Goddard, NYC Department of Small Business Services)

Scott M. Stringer, City
Comptroller

Gale Brewer, Manhattan Borough President

Corey Johnson, Councilman, District 3

Neil Bender, William Gottlieb Real Estate

Doug Eisenberg, Eisenberg + Baum

Jared Epstein, Aurora Capital Associates

Jonathan Iger, Sage Realty/William Kaufman Organization

Gary Kline, Highline Stages/CECO

Cliff Meilman, Meilman Family Real Estate, Secretary

Luisella Meloni, DVF

Paul Pariser, Taconic Investment Partners
, President

Stuart Romanoff, Romanoff Equities, Treasurer

Andrew Rosen, Theory

Annie Washburn