Joseph Hernandez
What this job does: The comptroller is the state's chief money watchdog: manages the state pension fund, audits state agencies and local governments for waste and fraud, reviews state contracts and payments, runs the state payroll and returns unclaimed money. A term is four years.
- Occupation
- Biotech entrepreneur and investor
Background
- Runs Blue Water Venture Partners, a biotech investment firm. source: spectrumlocalnews.com
- Has helped build 12 companies, many making health care tests (for example for HPV and thyroid cancer). source: spectrumlocalnews.com
- Born in Cuba; came to the U.S. with family at age 7. source: spectrumlocalnews.com
- Attended the University of Florida and Yale University. source: spectrumlocalnews.com
- Ran as an independent candidate for New York City mayor in 2025. source: spectrumlocalnews.com
In their own words
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- "The State Comptroller must be a strong, independent fiscal champion." source: spectrumlocalnews.com
- Go after fraud: "We have immense fraud and abuse in our system" (naming Medicaid and the MTA) source: spectrumlocalnews.com
- Address the state's debt: "we need to straighten the ship" source: spectrumlocalnews.com
- Speed up state investment in AI (Oct. 1 debate) source: cityandstateny.com
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