Diana Goell Voigt has joined PAGNY’s Executive Management team as General Counsel. In her role, Diana acts as a strategic partner in managing the legal affairs of PAGNY and serves as the legal advisor to the Board of Directors
Diana has been practicing law for over twenty years, and for the last fifteen years in the area of labor and employment law. Her extensive experience includes representing employers in civil rights, labor and employment administrative/agency proceedings and actions in state and federal court. Prior to joining PAGNY, Diana was a Senior Attorney in the Law Department for Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. where she worked closely with senior management on employment related matters for the Company. Earlier in her career, Diana was a Senior Counsel in the Labor and Employment Law Division in the New York City Law Department. Diana joined the City’s Law Department in 2001 following several years in private practice. For almost nine years, she supervised a team of attorneys while continuing to provide strategic legal advice to various City agencies and Health + Hospitals, on complex matters.
Diana earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Kenyon College and her Juris Doctor degree from Vermont Law School. She has been a speaker on employment law topics, and was a Lecturer-in-Law at Columbia University School of Law, teaching a seminar on the role of attorneys in government.