Since 2013, Diane X. Burman serves as a Commissioner of the New York State Public Service
Commission (Commission).
Ms. Burman is a member of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners’ (NARUC)
serving on numerous committees including the Committee on International Relations, Washington
Action Program, the Committee on Critical Infrastructure, and the Special Subcommittee on
Pipeline Safety. Ms. Burman is Chair of the NARUC-Department of Energy Natural Gas Partnership
Initiative. She was also appointed as Co-Vice Chair of the Select Committee on Regulatory and
Industry Diversity.
Immediately prior to starting with the Commission, Ms. Burman was with the New York State
Senate since 2009 having last served as the Chief Counsel to the New York State Senate Republican
Conference. She served in this capacity under the Republican Majority Leader and then continued
in this capacity under the Majority Coalition led by both the Republican Majority Leader and
Independent Democratic Conference Majority Leader. In her capacity as the chief legislative legal
officer for the New York State Senate, Ms. Burman was responsible for advising the Temporary
President of the Senate and each member of the Republican Conference on every major legislative
policy initiative confronting the State. Prior to her position with the Senate, she served as Special
Counsel to the New York State Public Service Commission.
Ms. Burman obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree from Molloy College and her Juris Doctor degree
from Fordham University School of Law. Ms. Burman was admitted to the bar in 1992.