Charles Perl

Deputy CFO

Mr. Perl has served as the Deputy Chief Financial Officer for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) since 2009. In this role, he is responsible for retail and wholesale rate setting associated with $700M in annual operating revenues across the Water, Power and Sewer enterprises. He also is responsible for debt issuance and management for the SFPUC’s multi-billion dollar capital program as well as accounting service operations.He has previously served as the Budget Director at San Francisco International Airport as well as the Deputy Director in the Mayor’s Office of Budget and Policy. Charles started his municipal finance career at the City of Palo Alto in 1999 and served as the Budget Manager for a number of years. Charles has a Master’s degree in Public Administration from NYU and a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Minnesota.