Mohamed Balla

Mohamed Balla is the Chief Financial Officer for the City of Atlanta. He joined the City in 2011 and assumed the role of CFO in July 2021. As CFO, Balla provides financial guidance to the Mayor and City Council and manages a team of 160 finance, accounting, and business professionals. He is responsible for overseeing the preparation, evaluation, and monitoring of the City's $2.75 billion operating budget and financing the City's $11.5 billion capital improvement program. Additionally, Balla serves as a Trustee on the City's Pension Investment Board, managing investments for the General, Police, and Fire Pension Funds. Prior to serving as CFO for the City of Atlanta, Mohamed was the Deputy Commissioner and CFO for the Department of Watershed Management (DWM), where he led the department's financial functions. Before that, he was a key member of the City's pension reform team, responsible for restructuring the City's $3 billion pension plan. He also served as the City's Cash and Investment Manager, overseeing the City's $2.0 billion cash portfolio. CFO Balla has a background in investment banking, corporate finance, and public finance, with over 20 years of experience. He has a strong background in financial modeling and analysis, leveraged lending, and public finance. He has worked at Citigroup Corporate and Investment Bank and Wachovia Securities as an investment banking professional. He holds a B.A. in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Morehouse College and an M.B.A. from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. Mr. Balla is a member of Leadership Atlanta’s Class of 2023. He currently resides in Southwest Atlanta with his wife, Teresa, and their two daughters, Eden and Ava.