Ronald C. Green was elected Houston City Controller on December 12, 2009, after serving three terms on Houston City Council, At-Large, Position Four. He chaired the Budget and Fiscal Affairs Committee, overseeing the City’s annual budget of nearly $4 billion. While he served on City Council, his work entailed regular financial and operations reports, strategic purchasing, and municipal court reform. He also served as a member of the Transportation, Infrastructure and Aviation Committee and the Ad-Hoc Committee on Legislative Affairs. He is unopposed in his upcoming run for a second term as City Controller. As City Controller, Mr. Green oversees a $13 billion debt portfolio and over $2 billion of investments. With rates at historic lows during the past two years, the Controller’s Office has sought out several refinancing opportunities that have generated over $130 million in savings without extending the life of the debt. In addition to management of the City’s treasury functions, every payment issued by the City of Houston is processed by the Controller’s Office. The Office also prepares several reports to provide financial data and operational statistics regarding the City, including a monthly report, an annual audited comprehensive statement, and a trends report. The Controller’s Office also includes the Audit Division, which has primarily concentrated on identifying inefficiencies and evaluating the City’s outside contracts. Through Audit’s efforts, the City has realized $3 million in savings. Mr. Green is a native Houstonian. He earned both a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Houston, as well as a law degree from Texas Southern University’s Thurgood Marshall School of Law. He is also a licensed real estate broker. Mr. Green is a founding partner of his own law firm and is a member of the Government Finance Officers Association, National Association of Bond Lawyers and the Houston Lawyers Association. He serves on the National League of Cities’ Finance Administration and Intergovernmental Relations Steering Committee and the City Futures Public Finance Panel. He is married to Judge Hilary Harmon Green, Justice of the Peace, Harris County Precinct Seven, Place 1. They have a son and are active in their community and Windsor Village United Methodist Church.

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