Keith Kerman is a Deputy Commissioner at the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) and NYC’s first Chief Fleet Officer, serving 50 agencies including NYPD, FDNY and DSNY. NYC’s fleet is 28,500 units, $1+ billion in annual expenditure, and 1,800 staff. NYC Fleet is a national leader in biofuel and EV adoption, charging, telematics, fleet safety through Vision Zero, and shared services. Keith is a permanent civil servant in his 33rd year including 17 with NYC Parks managing Citywide Operations. Keith has now served in senior roles under four NYC Mayors.
In 2019 Keith received the Sloan Public Service Award from the Fund for the City of NY. This award is often referred to as the Nobel Prize of NY Public Service. In 2021, Keith received a national Climate Leadership Award from the Climate Registry, C2ES, and Bloomberg Philanthropies. In 2022, Keith received a Legendary Lifetime Achievement Award from Government Fleet Magazine. In 2024, Keith received national recognition from NHTSA for fleet safety work. Keith was named to City & State’s NY Transportation 100 list in 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Keith is from Massachusetts and Harvard College, where he met his wife Denise, an attorney who works for Bloomberg LP. They have two children, Todd and Keith.
