© STATE OF New YORK EXECUTIVE CHAMBER Ateany 12224 ANDREW M. CUOMO ALPHONSO B. DAVID ‘Governor ‘CoUNSELTO THE GOVERNOR May 2, 2016 H. Carl McCall Chairman SUNY Board of Trustees 353 Broadway Albany, New York 12246 Nancy Zimpher Chancellor State University of New York 353 Broadway, 4" Floor Albany, New York 12246 Dr, Alexander Cartwright Interim President ‘The Research Foundation for The State University of New York P.O. Box 9 Albany, New York 12201-0009 Dear Chairman McCall, Chancellor Zimpher and Interim President Cartwright, Due to ongoing legal matters related to the Buffalo Billion and Nano economic development programs, please be advised that all decisions to be made by the SUNY Polytechnic Institute and The Research Foundation for The State University of New York regarding the Buffalo Billion and Nano programs shall be subject to review and approval pursuant to guidelines to be established by Bart Schwartz, vio is leading the current investigation on behalf of Governor Cuomo. We Work For tHe People PERFORMANCE * INTEGRITY * PRIDE 1 ronac neyoThis directive shall be effective immediately and continue until further notice, Sincerely Alphonso B. David cc: Joseph Porter, General Counsel, State University of New York Board of Trustees, State University of New York Board of Directors, The Research Foundation for The State University of New York