Frederick P. Schaffer is chair of the New York City Campaign Finance Board. For 16 years, he served as general counsel and senior vice chancellor for legal affairs of The City University of New York (CUNY), the largest urban public university system in the country. Schaffer has also served as Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York, associate professor at Cardozo Law School and adjunct professor at the CUNY School of Law.