Jay believes strong schools are built on strong foundations. When the operational side of the organization works well, educators and leaders can stay centered on serving students.She is currently an operations executive at NYC Public Schools, where she manages an operating budget of over $2.5 billion annually for the largest school transit system in North America. Her operational portfolio includes oversight of teams spanning data and reporting, contract management, procurement, human resources, and finance. It is work most people never see, and that is the point.Jay has been building foundations like this for years. In her prior role, she managed nearly $1 billion in resources across more than 1,400 schools, leased and administrative buildings citywide.Her conviction that systems succeed when the right people are in the right seats stems from years of leadership and her current presidency of NYC Women in Management, an employee group of over 600 members dedicated to ensuring all qualified professionals have equitable pathways to leadership.Whether she is optimizing complex operational systems or opening doors for emerging leaders, Jay's work is grounded in a simple belief: when organizations function well and invest in their people, everyone benefits, especially the communities they serve.
