David Dinkins is a Professor in the Practice of Public Affairs at Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, where he also hosts the David N. Dinkins Leadership & Public Policy Forum. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Center for Urban Research and Policy.

The 106th Mayor of the City of New York and the first African American mayor of New York, Mr. Dinkins began his career in public service in 1966 in the New York State Assembly, where he helped create the Search for Education, Elevation and Knowledge (SEEK) program, which provides low-income students with grants and assistance.

He served as the President of the New York City Board of Elections from 1972 through 1973, during which time he established guidelines that encouraged wider voter registration. He was appointed City Clerk in 1975, a post he held for 10 years. He was elected President of the Borough of Manhattan in November 1985, and as Mayor of the City of New York in November 1989, serving a four-year term.

Mr. Dinkins received a B.S. in Mathematics from Howard University in 1950, and an L.L.B. from Brooklyn Law School in 1956. He holds honorary degrees from Brooklyn Law School, St. Francis College, the New York Institute of Technology, Hofstra University School of Law, New York Law School, General Theological Seminary, the College for Human Services, and Pace University.

Mr. Dinkins maintained a private law practice from 1956 through 1975, and served in the United States Marine Corps from 1945 through 1946, receiving an honorable discharge.

He currently hosts "Dialogue with Dinkins," a public affairs radio program, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Board of Governors of the American Stock Exchange and many other organizations, especially ones which benefit children and young people.

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