Linda I. Gibbs is New York City’s Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services. Ms. Gibbs most recently served as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Homeless Services. She was also the Chief Administrator of Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s ambitious strategy to end chronic homelessness. During the Giuliani Administration, Ms. Gibbs served as the Deputy Commissioner for Management and Planning for the New York City Administration for Children’s Services. Ms. Gibbs also served as a staff attorney at the Charter Revision Commission that dissolved the Board of Estimate and put in place sweeping changes in the structure of New York City government. She worked in the New York City Council as a Special Advisor to the Director of the Finance Division and at the Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget as Deputy Director for Social Services. She received a law degree from SUNY Buffalo School of Law.