In 1990 I made my home in New York City, having grown up in the Midwest. To paraphrase E.B. White, I am “the person who was born somewhere else and came to New York in quest of something.” After living and working here for more than 30 years, and despite the city’s many challenges, I continue to find New York a source of business innovation and opportunity. That is why I am—and other business leaders should be—pleased that Zohran Mamdani will be our next mayor. Last summer, following Mamdani’s