Mr. Kimmel previously had a 20-year career as an attorney and executive with the City of New York, retiring in 2004. He represented former Mayor Koch on legislative issues and in intergovernmental relations and later became the Director for legal matters of the Teachers' Retirement System of the City of New York. Mr. Kimmel also serves as a public member of the City's Rent Guidelines Board. Mr. Kimmel received his bachelor's degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, his master's degree from New York University, and his J.D. from New York Law School. Before attending law school, Mr. Kimmel taught for more than eight years in Intermediate School 78 in Brooklyn.