Alexander E. Briseño retired as City Manager of San Antonio in March 2001 after serving almost 11 years in office. As Chief Executive Officer, he managed the administration of a full-service municipal government as directed by City Council while overseeing an annual budget of $1.2 billion.

Briseño supervised the activities of all City departments with 12,000 employees. During his tenure as City Manager of San Antonio, Briseño worked under four different mayors and 39 council members.

After a national search, Briseño was appointed City Manager in April 1990. He began his career with the City in 1977 as Assistant to the City Manager and in 1980 became Assistant City Manager. Prior to joining City government, he earned the rank of captain while serving in the U.S. Army. He has a bachelor’s degree in economics and a master’s in urban studies from Trinity University.

Since his retirement, Briseño has been appointed Professor of Public Service in Residence at St. Mary’s University. In addition, he frequently addresses participants in public and private sector professional development seminars.

Recently, he served short-term appointments as Interim President of the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, as the Interim President/Chief Executive Officer of San Antonio Water System, as Interim President/CEO of the San Antonio Technology Accelerator Initiative (SATAI) Network, and as Interim Executive Director of the Brooks Development Authority.

He was elected in 1996 as a Fellow in the National Academy of Public Administration. He also received the National Public Service Award from NAPA and American Society for Public Administration.

Mr. Briseño is a native San Antonian. He and his wife, Mary, have two adult children: Veronica and Brad.