44. James Morgo

Want to know why your taxes are so high? Ask Jim. What about the housing market? Call Jim. Thinking about building something? Give Jim a ring. Point is, after 17 years as the president and CEO of the Long Island Housing Partnership, Morgo has seen and heard it all when it comes to living on LI. In one of Suffolk County Exec Levy’s best moves, he named Morgo his economic development czar. Now, Morgo oversees all development in a region that built itself up willy-nilly over the past two decades. It is a chore he is well prepared for, and LI is lucky to have him in the post.