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Brad Lander: “We were early investors, New York City pension funds, in…”

Featuring: Brad Lander, Democratic | New York City Comptroller

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NYC Mayoral Candidate Brad Lander Discusses Immigration, Income Disparity, and Coalition Building on The Breakfast Club

Published | Video Starts at 08:01

Meantime, in the comptroller's office, we have this incredible team of people that look for the best talent in investment managers. And we found some incredible black investment managers. We were early investors, New York City pension funds, in Robert Smith of Vista. who's now, you know, one of the wealthiest, you know, black men in America. But we got young people too, black, you know, black women, new investors. (08:01–08:04)

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