Phil Montgomery

Phil Montgomery is the Director of Finance and Budget for the County of Summit, Ohio. Phil spent 12 years in the private sector and at the City of Akron before County Executive Shapiro named him Chief Finance Officer for the Department of Job and Family Services in 2017. In 2021, he transitioned to Deputy Director for the Department of Finance and Budget, where he assisted the Director in managing the County’s now $700+ million budget and navigating rigorous financial reporting requirements. Moving up to Director in 2022, he oversees more than one billion dollars in financial transactions and the budget allocations to every department, office and division of Summit County government.