Håkon Johanson

Håkon is an experienced finance professional with 19 years of local government experience. As CFO/Finance Director, his key responsibility include debt management, procurement, tax compliance, accounting, treasury functions, and utility billing. Gilbert, Arizona is a suburb of Phoenix Metro with over 285,000 residents and continues to grow.

Håkon currently services on GFOA's Treasury and Investment Management Committee. Prior to coming to Gilbert, he served at a Venture Capital Firm, an analyst for a large healthcare software provider, and as Director for a regional Chamber of Commerce. He earned an MBA from Arizona State University’s W.P. Carey School of Business with an emphasis in Finance and a Bachelor of Communications from Brigham Young University.  Håkon is a member of many professional organizations but most enjoys connecting with and exchanging ideas with peers, learning from and helping to develop and mentor young professionals through his work with Gilbert’s Mayor’s Youth Council, ASU’s Public Service Academy, GFOA, and many others.

Håkon has lived in Michigan, Northern Virginia, Utah, Arizona, and Sao Paulo, Brazil, and is fluent in Portuguese. Having been born in Ann Arbor, he is an avid fan of the Michigan Wolverines and also enjoys spending time with his wife and four kids (he’s a proud girl-dad with all daughters) and the family beagle named Rocket.