Jeffrey C. LeFrancois is the Meatpacking District Management Association’s Executive Director. He works to ensure the Meatpacking District remains a cutting-edge, ever-evolving neighborhood in Lower Manhattan with thriving retail, commercial, and residential communities. Now known for its pedestrian-centric, award winning work in placemaking, the neighborhood is home to 40,000 square feet of plazas, four open streets, and nearly 300 ground floor businesses with 28,000 daily office workers. 

With a deep background in government affairs and community organizing, LeFrancois focuses on the critical intersection of public policy and private-sector innovation to ensure the neighborhood remains an ever-evolving cultural hub. This intersection has been the driving force behind the District’s undertaking of implementing its streetscape plans, including the Gansevoort Landing project and West 14th Street Promenade. 

Beyond the Meatpacking District, Jeffrey is a leading voice in New York City’s civic landscape. He serves as Co-Chair of the New York City BID Association, representing 78 Business Improvement Districts citywide. He is a Governor’s appointee to the Hudson River Park Trust Board of Directors and sits on the boards of New York Public Radio and Housing Conservation Coordinators. His decade of service on Manhattan Community Board 4, including a term as Chair from 2021-2023, underscores his commitment to community-driven, equitable engagement. 

Born into a small business family in southeastern Connecticut, he graduated from Pace University in Lower Manhattan with a BA in Political Science. 

Some of his favorite things in life include cooking and entertaining friends, traveling for art and urban planning, throwing pottery, sipping cortados, and enjoying very cold vodka martinis – with a twist. He is an avid composter and lives with his partner, Carter Maxwell, and their mini wirehaired dachshund, Scarlet, in Hell’s Kitchen.