Mr. Platt leads a new team in the Jersey City mayor’s office tasked with solving the city’s most complex and urgent challenges. Through a collaborative, community-based approach, the Office of Innovation is currently focusing on revitalizing neighborhood business districts throughout Jersey City and providing more support to small businesses. Mr. Platt is also deeply involved in the Jersey City community as a resident: He is a volunteer emergency medical responder, he serves on the board of the Jersey City Economic Development Corporation, he is president and founder of the Hudson County Young Democrats, and he is an Olympic weightlifting instructor.