The Comptroller

The Duties of the Comptroller

The New York City Comptroller, an independently elected official, is the Chief Financial Officer of the City of New York. The mission of the office is to ensure the financial health of New York City by advising the Mayor, the City Council, and the public of the City's financial condition. The Comptroller also makes recommendations on City programs and operations, fiscal policies, and financial transactions. In addition, the Comptroller manages assets of the five New York City Pension Funds, performs budgetary analysis, audits city agencies, registers proposed contracts, etc. His office employs a workforce of over 700 professional staff members. These employees include accountants, attorneys, computer analysts, economists, engineers, budget, financial and investment analysts, claim specialists and researchers in addition to clerical and administrative support staff.

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Comptrollers of the City of New York (1802 - 2010)

• Selah Strong 1802 - 1805
• Benjamin Romaind 1805 (January) - 1806 (December)
• Isaac Stoutenburg 1806 (December) - 1807 (January)
• Jacob Morton 1807
• Garret N. Bleecker 1808 - 1813
• Thomas Mercein 1813 - 1816
• Garret N. Bleecker 1816 - 1831
• Talman J. Waters 1831 - 1836
• D. D. Williamson 1836 - 1839
• Alfred A. Smith 1839 - 1842
• D. D. Williamson 1842
• Alfred A. Smith 1843 - 1844
• D. D. Williamson 1844 - 1845
• John Ewen 1845 - 1848
• Talman J. Waters 1848 - 1849
• John L. Lawrence 1849
• Joseph R. Taylor 1850 - 1853
• Azariah C. Flagg 1853 - 1859
• Robert T. Haws 1859 - 1863
• Matthew T. Brennan 1863 - 1867
• Richard B. Connolly 1867 - 1871 (resigned November 18)
• Andrew H. Green 1871 (November 18) - 1876
• John Kelly 1876 - 1881
• Allan Campbell 1881 - 1883
• S. Hastings Grant 1883 - 1884
• Edward V. Loss 1884 - 1888 (first elected to office)
• Theodore W. Myers 1888 - 1894
• Ashbel P. Fitch 1894 - 1898
• Bird S. Coler 1898 - 1901
• Edward M. Crout 1902 - 1905
• Herman A. Metz 1906 - 1909
• William A. Prendergest 1910 - 1917
• Charles L. Craig 1918 - 1925
• Charles W. Berry 1926 - 1933 (resigned September 15)
• George McAneny 1933 (September 19) - 1933 (December)
• W. Arthur Cunningham 1934 (January) - May 1934 (passed away May 5)
• Joseph D. McGoldrick 1934 (May 9) - 1934 (December)
• Frank J. Taylor 1935 - 1937
• Joseph D. McGoldrick 1938 - 1945
• Lazarus Joseph 1946 - 1953
• Lawrence E. Gerosa 1954 - 1961
• Abraham D. Beame 1962 - 1965
• Mario A. Procaccino 1966 - 1969
• Abraham D. Beame 1970 - 1973
• Harrison J. Goldin 1974 - 1989
• Elizabeth Holtzman 1990 - 1993
• Alan G. Hevesi 1994 - 2001
• William C. Thompson Jr. 2002 - 2009
• John C. Liu 2010 -