Mamdani Names Budget Director as He Prepares to Enact Costly Agenda NYT | Top Stories By: Dana Rubinstein 19 December 2025 at 01:33 Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani chose Sherif Soliman, a veteran of municipal government and the chief financial officer of the City University of New York, to lead the Office of Management and Budget. © Dave Sanders for The New York TimesMayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, left, announced Sherif Soliman’s appointment at a public housing development in Queens on Thursday.