Since 1990, Commissioner Burney has directed the Design and Capital Improvement Division of the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA). At NYCHA he oversaw a staff of 300 and an annual construction budget of $500 million. During his tenure at NYCHA, Commissioner Burney oversaw the design of over 100 youth and senior centers and developed 270 units of new housing. Before working at NYCHA, Commissioner Burney worked in private practice and served as the project manager for such projects as the Lincoln Center Rose Building, and Zeckendorf Towers. He is a graduate of Heriot -Watt University in Edinburgh, Kingston University in London and holds an M.Sc in Advanced Architectural Studies from the University of London. Commissioner Burney lives in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn with his wife Jennifer Nobis, an architect, and his daughter Frankie, age nine, and son DC, age seven.