Håkon Johanson

Håkon Johanson is an experienced finance professional with 20 years of local government experience. He thrives in challenges and has a passion for learning. He welcomes differing opinions and approaches to challenges, seeks those with greater experience, and then charts a path forward.

Håkon has been the CFO for Gilbert, Arizona, since 2016, with Key responsibilities including Bond/Debt issuance, procurement, tax compliance, accounting and treasury functions, and utility billing. Gilbert is a suburb of the Phoenix Metro area with over 290,000 residents and continues to grow.

He earned a MBA from Arizona State University’s W.P. Carey School of Business with an emphasis in Finance and a BA in Communications: Advertising & Marketing Emphasis from BYU. Håkon is a member of several professional organizations and especially enjoys connecting with and exchanging ideas with peers, learning from and helping to develop and mentor young professionals who are new to the local government profession through his work with Gilbert’s Mayor’s Youth Council, ASU’s Public Service Academy, the GFOA Young Professional’s group and many others. He has also served as chairperson of several professional and civic organizations.

Håkon has lived in Michigan, Northern Virginia, Utah, Arizona, and San Paulo, Brazil, and is fluent in Portuguese. Håkon is an avid fan of the Michigan Wolverines (and the Sun Devils), having been born in Ann Arbor Michigan, and also enjoys time with his wife and four daughters and their beagle named Rocket.