Building the Bridge Between New York City and the World
Connecting New York to the world — and the world to New York.
Our Mission
Global Partners NYC advances New York City’s role as the world’s leading platform for international diplomacy and commerce.
It strengthens New York City’s leadership on the world stage by uniting government, business, and international institutions to drive investment, accelerate innovation, and expand economic opportunity.
New York doesn’t just host the world — it connects it.
We strengthen New York City’s global leadership by uniting government at all levels, international institutions, and global business leaders, turning global engagement into foreign direct investment, innovation, and long-term economic opportunity for New York.
Our work demonstrates how New York City can effectively convert global connection into real economic results through effective subnational diplomacy.
Every year, global leaders converge in New York City, heads of state, ministers, mayors, CEOs, institutional investors, innovators, and cultural and academic leaders. New York is where the world meets.
Global Partners NYC ensures those encounters lead somewhere.
We convert global engagement into real outcomes: partnerships that endure, investment that follows strategy, innovation that scales, and economic opportunity that expands across borders.
The World Comes to
New York.
We Connect It.
Our Model
Global Partners NYC operates through four interconnected verticals that convert global connection into investment, innovation, and shared prosperity:
1
Global Trade & Investment
Connecting sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, government-backed development finance institutions, and global investors to New York City’s economy, aligning long-term capital with the city’s growth priorities.
2
Innovation & Economic Development
Leveraging New York’s leadership in applied AI, life sciences, fintech, and urban innovation to drive global collaboration.
3
Public–Private Collaboration
Aligning governments, institutions, and private capital around large-scale initiatives: climate finance, infrastructure, AI governance, resilience, and reconstruction.
4
Cultural & Institutional Engagement
Using New York’s cultural and academic leadership to build trust and unlock enduring cross-border partnerships.
New York is where diplomacy meets capital and where global networks can become real economic progress.
Edward Mermelstein
Chairman of the Board
