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United States Dan Doctoroff has driven major urban development, managed a global media company, and now leads the fight against ALS.
From 2015 to 2021, he served as chief executive officer of Sidewalk Labs, a startup company he helped found focused on technology for city life.
Dan Doctoroff founded Target ALS in 2013. The initiative was a tribute to his late father and uncle.
Daniel L. Doctoroff transformed New York after 9/11 through a five-borough strategy in partnership with Michael Bloomberg. He was also instrumental in building youth and educational partnerships to engage young New Yorkers as environmental stewards and civic leaders.
Before joining the Bloomberg Administration, Dan was Managing Partner of the private equity investment firm Oak Hill Capital Partners.
Having lost both his father and uncle to ALS, Daniel L. Doctoroff founded Target ALS in 2013 in collaboration with Bloomberg Philanthropies and financier and...
Daniel Louis Doctoroff, born on July 11, 1958, in Newark, New Jersey, is an American businessman and former government official. He grew up in Birmingham, Michigan, and obtained a B.A. in government from Harvard College in 1980, followed by a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School in 1984. Doctoroff began his career as an investment banker at Lehman Brothers, then became a managing partner at Oak Hill Capital Partners, a private equity investment firm. His early career also included leading New York City’s bid for the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, a significant effort that, while not securing the games for New York, catalyzed major infrastructure and development projects like the extension of the No. 7 subway line.
From 2002 to 2008, Doctoroff served as Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Rebuilding for New York City under Mayor Mike Bloomberg. In this role, he spearheaded a five-borough economic development strategy, which included the largest affordable housing program in the U.S., the rebuilding of Lower Manhattan post-9/11, and the creation of new parks and developments like the High Line and Brooklyn Bridge Park. He also conceived and led PlaNYC, a 127-point sustainability plan. Following his tenure in city government, Doctoroff was President and CEO of Bloomberg L.P. from 2008 to 2014, where he guided the company through the financial crisis, enhancing its core product and expanding into new businesses and acquisitions, such as Businessweek and the Bureau of National Affairs.
In 2015, Doctoroff co-founded Sidewalk Labs with Google, serving as its Chief Executive Officer until 2021. The company focused on developing technology to improve urban life, launching ventures like Replica, Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners, and CityBlock Health. In 2013, he founded Target ALS, a medical research foundation, after his father and uncle died from the disease. Following his own ALS diagnosis in 2021, he intensified his efforts, leading a significant fundraising drive. His memoir, “Greater Than Ever: New York’s Big Comeback,” was published in 2017.
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