Kiersten Barnet

“member companies have hired more than 65,000 low income New Yorkers during the past five years.”

“Member companies hired about 17,500 entry level workers last year”

“In one recent internship cohort, about 1,000 CUNY students participated among roughly 10,000 interns at Council member companies.”

“those CUNY students were 22% more likely to receive full time offers at the end of the summer.”

“Barnet leads the New York Jobs CEO Council, an organization founded and funded by 25 major private sector employers in New York City.”