The Closing: Dan Doctoroff

The modern-day Robert Moses on his Olympic obsession, gorging on Tootsie Rolls and being hung over at his Bar Mitzvah

Dan Doctoroff (Photo: Erin Patrice O'Brien)
Dan Doctoroff (Photo: Erin Patrice O'Brien)

From the March issue: It’s not a stretch to call Dan Doctoroff a modern-day Robert Moses. Doctoroff — who started his career at Lehman Brothers and later was a managing partner at private equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners — joined Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration in 2001. As deputy mayor for economic development, he spearheaded the rezoning of large swaths of the city. [more]

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