| Denis Hughes | |
| Office: | President of the New York AFL-CIO |
| Term Start: | March 23, 1999 |
| Term End: | December 16, 2011 |
| Preceded: | Edward J. Cleary |
| Succeeded: | Mario Cilento |
| Birth Place: | Staten Island, New York, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Empire State College (BS) |
Denis M. Hughes is chairman (formerly acting chairman and deputy chair) and Class C director of the New York Federal Reserve Board, as well as former president of the 2.5-million-member New York State AFL-CIO.
In 2003, Hughes was elected to the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and currently serves as chair of the Management and Budget Committee, and is a member of the Audit Committee of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.[1]
He joined the New York State AFL-CIO staff in 1985 as a political director, and in February 1990 was appointed to the position of executive assistant to the president. In this capacity, Hughes acted as a union lobbyist within the federation. Hughes was elected president of the New York State AFL-CIO 1999.[2]