Salomon Alcocer Guajardo

Salomon A. Guajardo teaches course in human resources, quantitative analysis, and research methods. He is a member of the John Jay College Karate Club and Boxing Club. Prior to joining the Department of Public Management in 2009, Dr. Guajardo was a consultant with Accenture where he provided financial and operations management consulting services to state and local governments throughout the US. His executive and managerial work experience includes serving as the Chief Budget Officer for the Miami-Dade County Public Schools, the fourth largest school district in the US, as well as serving as the Finance Director for the Nassau County (NY) Legislature and Director of Research for the Office of the County Executive, Nassau County (NY). He also served as the Senior Manager for Public Policy Analysis and Research for the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) in Chicago, IL. Dr. Guajardo has published numerous articles on budgeting, performance measurement, revenue forecasting, and workforce diversity. His research has appeared in Government Finance Review, Journal of Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Public Administration Review, Public Personnel Management, Review of Public Personnel Administration, and Security Journal. He earned his BA (Political Science) from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and MPA, M.Ed. (Research Methodology), and Ph.D. (Public Policy) from the University of Pittsburgh.