Board Member: Phil Montgomery

Director of Finance and Budget
County of Summit, Ohio

Phil Montgomery is the Director of Finance and Budget for the County of Summit, Ohio. Phil spent 12
years in the private sector and at the City of Akron before County Executive Shapiro named him Chief
Finance Officer for the Department of Job and Family Services in 2017. In 2021, he transitioned to
Deputy Director for the Department of Finance and Budget, where he assisted the Director in managing
the County’s now $700+ million budget and navigating rigorous financial reporting requirements.
Moving up to Director in 2022, he oversees more than one billion dollars in financial transactions and
the budget allocations to every department, office and division of Summit County government.
Phil also volunteers with various nonprofit organizations across the community. His recent community involvement includes:

  • Akron Bicentennial Commission, Member
  • Akron Marathon Charitable Corporation, Board Member
  • Akron Pride Festival, Steering Committee Member and Finance Chair
  • ArtsNow, Board Member and Vice President
  • Community AIDS Network/Akron Pride Initiative (CANAPI), Board Member and Past President
  • Gay Community Endowment Fund, an Akron Community Foundation Fund, Emeritus Board Member and Past Chair
  • Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition, Board Member
  • Summit County Regional Arts & Culture District, Board Member
  • Akron Children’s Museum, Past Board Member and President

He is a 2011 alumni member of Torchbearers, graduate of Leadership Akron Class XXXI, 2013 recipient of
the 30 for the Future Award from the Greater Akron Chamber and 2018 recipient of the Distinguished
Alumni Award from Torchbearers. In 2020, Phil was named a notable LGBTQ Executive by Crain’s
Cleveland.

Phil earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a concentration in business information
systems from DeVry University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Ohio Dominican
University, both in Columbus, OH. He lives in Highland Square with his husband, Andrew, and their
children, Brooklynn and Adrionna.