Rudy Wynter is the President of National Grid’s New York business, managing one of the largest utility entities in New York State with 8,000 employees providing electricity and natural gas services to 4.2 million customers. The company’s New York service area spans from Niagara Falls to the forks of Long Island.

In his role, Wynter is accountable for all facets of the New York business including operations, financial and regulatory aspects and managing relationships with government officials, and the communities National Grid serves. Wynter is committed to organizing and delivering safe, reliable and affordable energy to customers, while advancing National Grid’s net zero solutions and New York’s clean energy goals, while leaving no one behind.

Under his leadership, National Grid is thinking beyond its conventional energy services to create a more equitable future for every customer and neighborhood it serves. In September 2021, Wynter launched a major initiative, “Project C,” to focus on community investment, workforce development and environmental justice.

In his more than 30-year tenure at National Grid and its legacy companies, Wynter has served in several senior and operational roles, most recently as Chief Operating Officer of the company’s Wholesale Networks & Capital Delivery business, overseeing one of the largest electric transmission networks in the northeast and New England’s first large-scale battery energy storage system.

Wynter has also held senior positions in National Grid’s Shared Services, Customer Operations, Strategic Planning, Engineering, and Operations groups.

Wynter serves on the board of directors of EnerSys, the Business Council of New York State and the Partnership for New York City. He is also a member of the American Gas Association, and the Edison Electric Institute.

A native of Brooklyn, Wynter earned his Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering from Pratt Institute, and has a Master of Business Administration from Fordham University.

New York Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton was drafted by the Giants in the 5th round of the 2019 NFL Draft. In 5 seasons with the Giants, Slayton has totaled 220 receptions for 3,324 yards (15.1-yard avg.) and 19 touchdowns, with a long catch of 80 yards for a touchdown. Slayton became the 4th Giant since 1970 to register a 65+ yard touchdown reception in back-to-back games, joining Odell Beckham Jr. (2015), Victor Cruz (2011) and Mario Manningham (2010). He is the only receiver in Giants history to lead the team in receiving yards in 4 of his first 5 seasons.  

Slayton has consistently been a source of support and guidance for those in need in the New York and New Jersey community. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Slayton was part of a player group that came together to inspire change through educational equity and police-community relations. It was then that Slayton was introduced to the Far Rockaway Colts, now aptly named the Far Rockaway Giants. In partnership with the New York City Police Foundation, NYPD, NYC Department of Education and New York Giants, the Far Rockaway Giants youth program provides mentorship, tutoring and the opportunity to play flag football and other sports for up to 100 boys in the city of Far Rockaway, Queens. Slayton has used his platform to share the importance of police-community relations, spent countless hours creating relationships with the boys and officers, and has contributed thousands of dollars to provide household needs, clothing, food, gifts and events for the boys and their families. The program has expanded into the city of Harlem with the Harlem Giants and will be starting in the Bronx this upcoming school year.  

In addition to his support of the Far Rockaway and Harlem Giants programs, Slayton annually hosts a free youth football camp in his hometown of Atlanta and provides meals and household items to families during the holidays through his Left Hand, Right Hand Foundation.  

Quincy Williams, a sixth-year NFL veteran linebacker, is the New York Jets 2024 Hometown Hero. Selected in the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft by Jacksonville, Williams played two seasons with JAX before being claimed by the Jets prior to the 2021 season. He was named Curtis Martin Team MVP by his teammates and earned First-Team All Pro honors after starting every game in 2023 and recording 139 tackles, 10 passes defensed, 15 tackles for loss, one interception, 2.0 sacks, 11 QB pressures and four quarterback hits.  

Off the field, Williams has a passion for helping and inspiring those impacted by all forms of cancer. He wears a necklace of his late mother, Marquischa Henderson Williams, at all times after she passed away from breast cancer. He serves as an Ambassador for the American Cancer Society and helped lead a relaxation event at MetLife Stadium for mothers and daughters who have undergone or are undergoing cancer treatment with his brother and Jets teammate, Quinnen Williams. Williams also helped lead and participate in a Holiday Shopping Spree where Jets players shopped at Dicks Sporting Goods with students from underprivileged communities. He has played a key role in the advancement of girls flag football, both domestically and abroad. Most recently, Williams flew to London, U.K. to help promote the Jets youth girls flag football league, the first NFL supported girls flag football league in the U.K.