New York Public Interest Research Group

NYPIRG, Inc.
Non-Profit
Industry Non-Profit & Activism
Founded 1973
Headquarters New York State, United States
Key people
Blair Horner, Gene Russianoff, Russ Haven
Website NYPIRG

The New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) is a New York Statewide student-directed, non-partisan, not for profit political organization. It has existed since 1973.[1] Its current executive director is Blair Horner and its founding director was Donald K. Ross.

NYPIRG is controlled by a student board of directors. Any issue that NYPIRG works on, or stance it takes, must be approved by its student board of directors.[2] Aileen Sheil is the current chairperson of NYPIRG's board of directors. NYPIRG is one of the largest of the Public Interest Research Groups, which were inspired by Ralph Nader in the 1970s,[3] and operate at the state level. After leaving Columbia University, current President of the United States Barack Obama worked at NYPIRG at its City College Chapter.[4]

Infrastructure

NYPIRG has an office in lower Manhattan, New York City, and a legislative office located in Albany.[5] NYPIRG also operates in dozens of campus and regional offices statewide.

Campus program

The focus of NYPIRG's program is the campus chapters. Campus chapters exist at schools in the State University of New York (SUNY) City University of New York (CUNY), and two private colleges (Pratt Institute and Syracuse University). The chapters are funded by activity fees which are voted on by students, and/or determined by student governments.

Chapter locations

References

  1. "About Us". NYPIRG Financial Information. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
  2. http://www.nypirg.org/oncampus/aboutcampus.html
  3. Nader, Ralph & Ross, Donald. Action for Change. Penguin Books, 1973 (rev. ed.)
  4. https://www.newsday.com/news/new-york/obama-stood-out-even-during-brief-1985-nypirg-job-1.885513
  5. http://www.nypirg.org/about/contact_us/
  6. http://www.nypirg.org/campus/offices.html
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