Top 20 U.S. Cities by Budget — and Their CIOs

Washington, D.C., might not even be in the top 20 U.S. cities in population, but it’s tied for second when it comes to municipal budget.

A city’s size, as it turns out, is not always the best indicator of how big its government is. To get a better idea of which cities spend the most, the Center for Digital Government* has cobbled together a list of the top 20 cities in the country by municipal budget.

And these are the chief information officers for the top 20 cities:

• New York: Anne Roest
• San Francisco: Ken Bukowski (interim)
• Washington, D.C.: Archana Vemulapalli (CTO)
• Los Angeles: Ted Ross
• Chicago: Danielle DuMerer (interim)
• Seattle: Michael Mattmiller (CTO)
• Phoenix: Matthew Arvay
• Houston: Lisa Kent
• Philadelphia: Charles Brennan
• San Jose, Calif.: Rob Lloyd
• San Diego: Jonathan Behnke
• Austin, Texas: Steve Elkins
• Dallas: William Finch
• Detroit: Beth Niblock
• Boston: Jascha Franklin-Hodge
• San Antonio: Kevin Goodwin (interim)
• Nashville, Tenn.: Keith Durbin
• Charlotte, N.C.: Jeff Stovall
• Denver: Scott Cardenas
• Ft. Worth, Texas: Kevin Gunn (CTO)

*The Center for Digital Government is part of e.Republic, Government Technology's parent company.