Consolidated Edison, Inc. has appointed Kyle Kimball, former president of the New York City Economic Development Corporation, or EDC, as its vice president of government relations. Kimball will join the company in August. Kimball first joined EDC in 2008, was appointed president by then Mayor Michael Bloomberg in 2013, and later reappointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio.

During his tenure, he oversaw major capital projects ranging from the upgrading of city infrastructure to the building of new housing. Prior to EDC, Kyle was a vice president at Goldman Sachs and at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.