New York State Governor-elect George Pataki has named four municipal bond executives with diverse political backgrounds to his transition team.
They are Paul Atanasio, vice president of public finance at Chemical Securities Inc.; Stanley Grayson, vice president of Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Edward K. Flynn, vice president of First Albany Corp.; and Stephen Hunt, a vice president of municipal finance at Bank of New York.
Pataki, a Republican, apparently reached across party lines in making his selections.
Atanasio has been active in the state's Republican and Conservative parties, while Grayson served as a deputy mayor for finance and economic development for former New York City Mayor Edward I. Koch, a Democrat.
Grayson, while a banker at Goldman, handled the firm's business relationships with former Mayor David N. Dinkins and former city Comptroller Elizabeth Holtzman, both Democrats.
Flynn's father, Richard Flynn, served as chairman of the state Power Authority under Gov. Mario M. Cuomo, whom Pataki defeated at the polls this month. In 1975, former Democratic Gov. Hugh Carey appointed Richard Flynn as an authority trustee.
No information was available on Hunt's political background. Telephone calls to Hunt, Grayson, Flynn, and the governor-elect's press office were not returned by press time.
Pataki released his roster of about 200 transition team members last week. In a statement, he said the team has been charged with offering guidance to the governor-elect on personnel, policy, and governmental issues, but no specific duties have been released yet.
"Nothing's been finalized yet," Chemical's Atanasio said yesterday. He added that the first meeting of the working committee could be announced as soon as today.
