The State University of New York hired a longtime Albany government communications aide this week who has worked for the state attorney general's office since 2022.

Gary Ginsburg joined SUNY on Thursday as the new chief communications officer. He served as acting communications director in state Attorney General Letitia James' office since January and the deputy communications director since 2022.

Previously a longtime state Senate communications aide, Ginsburg also worked in the executive chamber under former Govs. David Paterson and Andrew Cuomo and the state Assembly under Speaker Shelly Silver.