Irena Vayserfirov, Chief Administrative Officer
Irena Vorotnikova Vayserfirov was appointed Chief Administration Officer in August 2026.
Ms. Vayserfirov served as Deputy Commissioner of Roadway Repair and Maintenance (RRM) from 2022 to 2026. She was appointed to this position after working in the division for nearly ten years in various roles. She was the first woman to ever lead the division. In this role Ms. Vayserfirov managed over 1,300 employees who worked in all corners of the city. She oversaw resurfacing operations, asphalt production, street defect repairs, maintenance of arterial highways, and other programs integral to the division’s operation, such as contract milling, technical services and Adopt-A-Highway. Ms. Vayserfirov also set the strategic vision for RRM. She ensured that the division remained a national leader in the use of innovative paving technologies and had the necessary resources to deliver on its annual targets.
Prior to that, Ms. Vayserfirov performed the duties of Assistant Commissioner of Arterial Maintenance and Support Services in RRM. In this role, she managed the Resource Management, Milling Contract Management, Technical Services, and Arterial Maintenance units.
She began her career at NYC DOT in 2006 as a graduate intern in the Staten Island Ferry division. Next, she joined the Budget office, where she was an assistant to the Chief Financial Officer, a budget analyst and subsequently, headed the agency’s Capital Budget unit.
Ms. Vayserfirov is an executive sponsor of NYC DOT’s Indigenous Peoples’ Collective Employee Resource Group. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Le Moyne College as well as Master of Arts degrees in Economics and International Relations from Syracuse University.