Gordon Medenica was appointed Director of the New York Lottery by the Governor on September 18, 2007.
As Director, Mr. Medenica serves as the chief executive officer of a $7.5 billion organization whose mission is to earn revenue for education in New York State. The New York Lottery is the largest and most profitable state-run lottery in America, generating a record $2.6 billion in education funding in the past year.
Before coming to the Lottery, Mr. Medenica had been the Executive Vice President of Philadelphia Media Holdings, LLC, which owns the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News. Prior to that, Mr. Medenica acted as an independent advisor to the Blackstone Group on newspaper acquisitions, and as the President and CEO of DornaUSA, a sports marketing company. A longtime executive at The New York Times Company, Mr. Medenica served as Group Publisher of several of its sports magazines, as head of strategic planning, and as a member of the Management Committee of the company. Earlier, Mr. Medenica was a Senior Analyst at the Marriott Corporation.
Mr. Medenica earned both his A.B. and M.B.A. from Harvard University.
Key staff:
Gardner S. Gurney, Deputy Director, Director of Operations
William J. Murray, Deputy Director & General Counsel
Randall Lex, Director of Sales & Marketing
Jennifer Givner, Director of Communications
Frank Roddy, Director of Administration
Ray Sestak, Chief Information Officer
Tim Iacabucci, Director, Research and Development
Lisa Fitzmaurice, Director of Human Resource Management
Susan E. Miller, Special Assistant
Julie Barker, Senior Attorney
Michelle Mattiske, Records Access Officer andAssistant to the Director
Year established: 1967
Products offered:
Instant games, 3-digit game, 4-digit game, Lotto (matrix: 6/59), Mega Millions, Powerball, Take Five (5/39), Pick-10, Quick Draw (Keno), Video Lottery Terminals at 8 Racinos.
Total FY '08 Sales plus net machine income: $7.549 billion
Total FY '07 Sales plus net machine income: $7.175 billion
Total FY '08 Revenues to State: $2.595 billion
Total FY '07 Revenues to State: $2.358 billion
Fiscal year ends: March 31
Beneficiaries: Education (NYS Public Schools)
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