Matthew Hawkesworth
Director of Finance
City of Pasadena
Matthew E. Hawkesworth, Director of Finance, joined the City of Pasadena in October 2015. His responsibilities include management of the financial affairs of the City and the Operating Companies, which include preparation of the annual operating budget; preparation of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR); purchasing; collections; payroll; investments; debt management; and financing of major City capital improvements. Prior to his current position, he served as Assistant City Manager for the City of Rosemead for eight years overseeing Finance, Human Resources, Public Works, Technology and Risk Management; Finance Director/Treasurer for the City of Claremont for three years; and a variety of positions in the Finance Department for the City of El Monte over nine years.
Matt received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Science (economics and political science) from the University of La Verne (California) in 1995. He has completed numerous advanced courses in finance and accounting through the Government Finance Officers Association and is a graduate of the Claremont Leadership Academy, sponsored by the Claremont McKenna College Kravis Leadership Institute. During his career, Matt has been an active participant of the Government Finance Officers Association and California Society of Municipal Finance Officers, serving as a budget and ACFR reviewer for the annual awards program; served on the League of California Cities Revenue and Taxation Committee and Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) Taskforce; and previously served on the Executive Board of both Cal-ICMA and the Municipal Management Association of Southern California. Matt also has a humanistic side, demonstrated by his founding of a non-profit organization in 2011 dedicated to providing bicycles and helmets to low-income and at-risk youth.