Former San Diego CFO Poised to Return to Position After Mayor's Appointment

San Diego promotes longtime employee to top finance job amid budget crisis

San Diego will have a new chief financial officer leading city efforts to cope with a significant budget crisis that has prompted cuts to library hours and a wide variety of new fees for parking and city services. Rolando Charvel, a San Diego State graduate who joined the city’s finance team in 1999, is being promoted from finance director to the city’s top finance job by Mayor Todd Gloria. Charvel was chosen based on his track record of driving…

Former San Diego CFO poised to return to position after mayor's appointment

Rolando Charvel. (Photo courtesy of city of San Diego) San Diego’s director of finance and city comptroller has been named the next chief financial officer, pending approval by the San Diego City Council. Mayor Todd Gloria on Tuesday announced the appointment of Rolando Charvel, who has 26 years of experience in public finance. He would be returning to the position – he served as the city’s CFO from 2017-2020. He started as an intern in 1999. If…