Phil Goldfeder

Goldfeder was born and raised in the Far Rockaway neighborhood of Queens. His dedication to public service is often attributed to the influence of his father, a local volunteer EMT, as well as a visit by then-Assemblywoman Audrey Pheffer to Goldfeder's class when he was in middle school.[1][2] In 2004, he received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Brooklyn College. During his undergraduate studies, Goldfeder served as President of the college Law Society and was active in the political science club. In his senior year, he was awarded the CUNY Edward T. Rogowsky Internship in Government and Public Affairs.[3] After college, Goldfeder was hired as a constituent liaison in the New York City Council. In 2005, he worked on Mayor Michael Bloomberg's re-election campaign, later joining the Bloomberg administration as the Queens liaison for the Mayor's Community Affairs Unit.[4] Following his time in City Hall, Goldfeder was hired by Senator Schumer in 2009 as his Director of Intergovernmental Affairs.