| Ingrid Lewis-Martin | |
| Office1: | Chief Advisor to the Mayor of New York City |
| 1Blankname1: | Mayor |
| 1Namedata1: | Eric Adams |
| Termstart1: | January 10, 2022 |
| Office2: | Deputy Borough President of Brooklyn |
| Termstart2: | September 1, 2019 |
| Termend2: | December 31, 2021 |
| Predecessor2: | Diana Reyna |
| Successor2: | Diana Richardson |
| Birth Place: | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Birth Date: | 28 February 1961 |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Spouse: | Glenn D. Martin |
| Education: | John Jay College of Criminal Justice (BA) |
| Predecessor1: | position established |
| 1Blankname2: | Borough President |
| 1Namedata2: | Eric Adams |
Ingrid P. Lewis-Martin (born February 28, 1961) is an American chaplain and political advisor.[1] [2] [3] She has served as chief advisor to Mayor of New York City Eric Adams since 2022.[4] Sometimes called "The Lioness of City Hall", Lewis-Martin is a longtime ally of Adams.
Lewis-Martin was born in Brooklyn and raised in the Bed-Stuy and Crown Heights neighborhoods, her father immigrated from Barbados and her mother was born in New York City but grew up in Panama.[5] She graduated from John Jay High School and attended SUNY Old Westbury before transferring to John Jay College, studying criminal justice.[6] She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha.[7]
Lewis-Martin previously worked as a public school teacher and as an instructor at Medgar Evers College. She got her start in politics volunteering for U.S. Representative Major Owens, then served as his deputy campaign manager. She would go on to serve as chief of staff in the New York State Senate for Adams.[7]
Lewis-Martin has served as chief advisor to Adams since 2022. In 2023, she was charged with a $1,000 fine for abusing her position to financially benefit an aide who owed her money.
On September 27, 2024, in the midst of the investigations into the Eric Adams administration, federal investigators searched Lewis-Martin's home, then seized her phones and served her with a grand jury subpoena on arrival at JFK Airport. Lewis-Martin was returning from a vacation in Japan alongside Jesse Hamilton and Adam Clayton Powell IV.[8] A search warrant published by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office stated that they were investigating five charges, including: bribery, falsifying business records, offering a false instrument for filing, and money laundering.[9]
Lewis-Martin is married to Glenn D. Martin, a police officer who trained with Eric Adams. A Pentecostal, Lewis-Martin is an ordained chaplain. She lives in the East Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn. Lewis-Martin is a member of the Order of the Eastern Star.[7]