Lily M. Fan

Lily M. Fan was nominated to lead the New York State Liquor Authority by Governor Kathy Hochul and confirmed by the New York State Senate on June 10, 2023. Ms. Fan, the first Asian American woman appointed as a Commissioner of the SLA, has served with the agency since her original confirmation in June of 2018. She is the first woman to head the agency. Ms. Fan, a graduate of Yale College and Yale Law School, was born in Hong Kong and speaks fluent Cantonese. Ms. Fan was previously a lawyer at the law firms of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Morrison & Foerster LLP, specializing in white-collar criminal litigation and securities class actions. Ms. Fan also founded Scandobean Productions, a theatrical and film production company, in 2011. In 2019, Ms. Fan won a Tony Award as co-producer of Hadestown for Best New Musical. Ms. Fan is a Member of the Board of Advisors at the Yale School of Drama and a Member of the Yale Law School Fund Board. She is a member of the New York City Bar Association and the National Committee on United States-China Relations.