Dynishal Gross is the Commissioner of the NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS).
Prior to serving as Commissioner, Dynishal served as Executive Deputy Commissioner, responsible for overseeing the agency's four programmatic divisions supporting small businesses, government contractors, jobseekers, and commercial corridors citywide, as well as the work of the Food & Beverage Industry Partnership. Earlier in her SBS tenure, she served as the Deputy Commissioner for SBS' Division of Economic and Financial Opportunity, supervising a team focused on increasing equity and financial opportunity for minority and women-owned businesses, as well as other underserved businesses. Dynishal also guided the work of the Labor Services unit, charged with enforcing the compliance of ICAP tax abatement beneficiaries and city vendors with equal employment opportunity, and other mandates.
Dynishal's career in public service includes five years of work for members of the NYC Council, including serving as Director of Legislation and Budget for the chair of the Committee on Small Business, and nearly two years as Assistant Commissioner for Business Programs in SBS' Division of Business Services. She holds a B.A. in Africana Studies from Cornell University, an M.P.A. from Baruch College, and a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law.