October 25, 2014
City of Boston’s CFO on the fast track
David A. Sweeney ’05 was appointed chief financial officer for the City of Boston, Mass., by first-term Mayor Marty Walsh in April, continuing a series of impressive career advancements. Sweeney previously served as CFO of the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission for three years. Before that, he worked as the budget director for the Massachusetts House Committee on Ways and Means and as the chief fiscal policy adviser to the Massachusetts speaker of the house. As CFO of Boston’s $2.7 billion budget, he oversees the Assessing, Auditing, Budget, Purchasing, Treasury, and Registry departments.
