Robin I. Forst is director of community relations of the Lower Manhattan Construction Command Center, accountable for communication and interaction with the residential and business communities as well as elected officials regarding Lower Manhattan construction activities. She is the main point of contact for stakeholders and stakeholder groups regarding the impact of construction projects in Lower Manhattan. Ms. Forst is responsible for responding to constituent concerns, complaints, and requests for support and information from the downtown community.

Before becoming director of community relations of the Command Center, Ms. Forst was deputy chief of staff in the office of Council Member Alan Gerson, who represents Lower Manhattan in the New York City Council. While there, she worked on the revitalization of Lower Manhattan in the aftermath of 9/11, developing policies and programs related to redevelopment and rebuilding.

Prior to moving into the public sector, Ms. Forst spent many years in the private sector, including nearly 15 years in human resource consulting. She was founder and president of Forst Associates, Inc., where she conducted numerous executive search assignments and consulted on organization strategy and management development.

Prior to starting her own business, Ms. Forst was vice president at WTW Associates, Inc. and a principal at Judd-Falk, Inc., both human resource consulting firms.

Prior to human resource consulting, she held a variety of human resource positions at ABC, Inc., now part of the Walt Disney Company.

Forst holds B.S and M.S. degrees from Cornell University. She currently serves on the Board of Friends of Lower Manhattan and Battery Park City Cares, which she helped found in 2004.

She is the recipient of the 2005 Exceptional Service Award from the Downtown Alliance.