Tim Hoefer

Tim Hoefer served as the president and CEO of the Empire Center for Public Policy. He joined the Center in March 2008 and previously served as the Center’s director of operations and communications manager.

Hoefer’s work focused on transparency, government reform, and accountability. He wrote several papers on those subjects, testified before local and statewide panels, and authored various op-eds. His numerous interviews were featured in print, radio, and broadcast media throughout the state. Since its launch in July 2008, Hoefer was the principal on the Center’s government transparency project, SeeThroughNY.net.

Before joining the Center, Hoefer worked in communications and public affairs with the New York State Senate and Assembly. He also worked as a consultant for, and on, political campaigns at the local, state, and federal levels.

Born and raised in Saratoga, he is a native New Yorker. Hoefer has a bachelor’s degree in government & politics from George Mason University and earned his master’s degree in public policy from New England College.