Mayor Lurie Appoints City Hall Outsider Jake Berliner to Lead New Office of Management and Budget
Mayor Daniel Lurie has appointed Jake Berliner, a partner at the consulting firm McKinsey and Company, to head San Francisco's new Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This new office replaces the Mayor’s Budget Office. Berliner, who is considered a City Hall outsider, faces the immediate challenge of mastering the city's intricate budget processes to deliver an updated financial projection by the end of the year and a balanced budget by June 1, 2027. He replaces Sophia Kittler, a City Hall insider and a holdover from Mayor London Breed’s administration. Mayor Lurie stated that Berliner's 'outsider’s perspective' will be valuable in 'redesigning the budget process.' Berliner's background includes 13 years at McKinsey, where he focused on complex financial and operational change for education providers, state governments, and philanthropies. He has also served on the Board of Trustees at Gateway, a public school, and previously worked for former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and former US Senator Di...
