From 1990-1994, Norman Steisel was First Deputy Mayor of New York City. He was the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the city government responsible for the day-to-day management of all governmental operations, and in addition the overseeing of a $30 billion per year operating budget, and a four-year $20B capital program. He reversed the decade-long trend of local taxes eating up a growing share of GCP (Gross City Product).