30 BLACK INFLUENCERS: The New York Christian Times’ annual list in partnership with The Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce and other partners.

H. CARL McCALL

• First African American elected to statewide office in New York; also served as U.S. Ambassador to the United States
• Former New York State comptroller and New York State Senator; democratic nominee for Governor of New York in 2002
• Named by Gov. Cuomo as Chair of the State University of New  York (SUNY) Board of Trustees in October 2011