New investment-bank job for Thomas Suozzi

Former Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi has been hired as a senior adviser by the investment banking firm Lazard Ltd., the company said Tuesday.

A statement from the Bermuda-based company said Suozzi, a Glen Cove resident, would be based in New York and work on "matters relating to financial transactions and public-private partnerships in the U.S."

Suozzi said in an e-mail response to questions that he would not be working on Nassau County matters, and "most of my focus" will be outside New York.

Suozzi was hired as a consultant to Cablevision, which owns Newsday, earlier this year, and a Cablevision spokeswoman said Tuesday that he would keep that role.

Suozzi, a two-term Democrat, was narrowly beaten by Republican County Legis. Edward Mangano in last fall's election.

"Tom's years as a government reformer, along with his budgeting experience and knowledge of infrastructure and transportation, will bring a deep understanding of how public-private partnerships can help bridge local and state budget gaps, while benefiting all stakeholders, whether they be investors, governments, local communities or citizens," George Bilicic, global head of power, energy and infrastructure at Lazard, said in the statement.