Biography
Philip Lentz is a composer, writer, photographer, jazz musician and fantasy baseball aficionado. Over his career, he has been an award-winning reporter as well as a speechwriter, lobbyist, political adviser and public relations executive.
During his journalism career, he was an award-winning national and local political reporter for several publications, including the Chicago Tribune, the late Philadelphia Bulletin, the Newark Star-Ledger and Crain's New York Business. He worked in several political campaigns, including serving as press secretary in the 1992 presidential campaign of Paul Tsongas.
More recently, Mr. Lentz was the director of speechwriting for former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Previously, he was director of public affairs at New York University; senior vice president and director of communications for New York State's housing finance agencies; vice president for government relations for the Partnership for New York City, the city's leading business advocacy organization; and an executive at the public relations firms of Burson-Marsteller and Geto & de Milly.
His first novel, The Corcoran Affair, was published in 2004, and his second novel, Murder at City Hall, was published in 2013.
And he just released his debut music CD -- "Phil Lentz Presents..." -- featuring 11 original songs.
Mr. Lentz is a native of Bloomfield, N.J., and now lives in New York City .
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