5 August 2021: An Updated Profile of Melissa DeRosa

Ex-colleagues blast Gov. Cuomo’s ‘mean girl’ Melissa DeRosa

The timeline has previously presented a profile of Melissa DeRosa, back when she acknowledged the Cuomo administration had covered up the full extent of COVID deaths among New York nursing home residents during the time Governor Cuomo's deadly 25 March 2021 directive was in effect. New information about her roles in Andrew M. Cuomo's multiple scandals has emerged following the NY attorney general's 3 August 2021 bombshell report on Cuomo's sexual harassment scandals, with much of the information shared by her former colleagues.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s top aide — who played a key role in trying to suppress his spiraling sexual harassment scandal — is a “ruthless, heartless, evil human being” who’s made even more enemies in Albany than her notoriously vindictive boss, sources who know her told The Post.

Melissa DeRosa, whose job as secretary to the governor makes her the state’s most powerful non-elected official, was described by one former Executive Chamber insider as “the worst person I have ever worked for in my entire professional career.”

“She is a ruthless, heartless, evil human being who will rip your heart out in order to get what she wants,” the source said.

“She doesn’t have time for niceties. She doesn’t have time to get to know you as a person. You are either an individual who gets something done for her — or you’re in her way.”

The source also said that the “toxic” and “abusive” work environment described in Attorney General Letitia James’ devastating report on the sexual harassment allegations against Cuomo “starts with [DeRosa] and it trickles down.”

Some of the other opinions offered about DeRosa's conduct is more harsh.

Secretary to the Governor Melissa DeRosa is not a small player in the Cuomo scandals. This report notes her name appears as many times as Andrew M. Cuomo's in the 168 page report documenting the attorney general's findings on Cuomo's sexual abuse allegations. That's 187 times each!