Tammy Pitts Named City of Tulsa Finance Director

11/1/2022

Mayor G.T. Bynum announced today that Tammy Pitts will serve as the Chief Financial Officer for the City of Tulsa and oversee the Finance Department, effective immediately.

Last month, former Finance Director James Wagner accepted the job of the Working In Neighborhoods Department Director and has since been serving as the interim Finance Director. 

The Finance Department administers centralized public financial functions for the City through seven divisions: Accounting, Administration, Budget and Planning, City Clerk’s Office, Purchasing, Treasury and Utility Services. The Finance Department has 161 employees.

“I am excited to announce that Tammy Pitts will serve as the next Director of Finance for the City of Tulsa. Over a three-decade career in the City’s Finance Department, Tammy has developed firsthand knowledge of its many functions,” Mayor Bynum said. “She is a candid leader with a tight grip on every dime of taxpayer money entrusted to the City. Having relied on Tammy’s judgment and guidance for years, I could not be happier to work with her moving forward as the City’s Director of Finance.”

Pitts mostly recently served as the interim Budget Division Manager within the Finance Department, which is responsible for ­­­developing and implementing a $968.5 million budget set by City leaders to carry out City services and programs. Pitts was also responsible for instituting the program-based budget process with senior department leadership, which transformed the annual line-item budget into a transparent program perspective budget.

“I’m truly humbled to have this opportunity to lead the Finance Department and look forward to partnering with the Mayor, Council, and City departments in continuing to provide the highest level of stewardship to the citizens of Tulsa,” Pitts said.

Pitts has been at the City of Tulsa for 32 years and has served in various roles within the Finance Department, including: accountant, treasury analyst and debt officer and a financial forecast analyst. Pitts holds a Bachelor of Arts in Finance from Northeastern State University.