Team

Glen Lee, the independent chief financial officer (CFO) for the District of Columbia, manages the District’s finances, including its approximately $21.2 billion operating budget and $3 billion capital budget. Mr. Lee was appointed to this position by Mayor Muriel Bowser and confirmed by the District’s Council and Congress in June of 2022.

As CFO, Mr. Lee’s primary duty is to ensure that the District Government is financially sustainable. To accomplish this, Mr. Lee’s team of 1,700 forecasts the District’s revenues and financial condition, develops and manages the District’s budget, administers the District’s taxes, and executes and records the District’s financial transactions.  Mr. Lee’s team administers the District’s lottery and gaming programs and oversees the finances of the United Medical Center (Not-for-profit Hospital Corporation), the University of the District of Columbia, and the Washington Convention and Sports Authority (Events DC). He is also responsible for coordinating with congressional committees that oversee the District’s fiscal affairs.  He regularly interacts with the Greater Washington region’s business and government leaders as well as the District’s financial stakeholders including bond rating agencies.

Previously, Mr. Lee served for 12 years as the Finance Director for the City of Seattle. During his tenure, Mr. Lee oversaw the implementation of financial and tax administration systems, as well as the successful financial recovery of the City’s retirement system. Prior to this appointment, he managed Seattle’s revenue forecasting and budget development functions.  

Before joining Seattle, Lee worked as a fiscal and policy analyst for the State of California’s Legislative Analyst’s Office where his assignments included tax policy, revenue forecasting and tax administration. 

As CFO for the District of Columbia, Mr. Lee sits on the boards of Events DC, Destination DC, the Green Finance Authority Board (DC Green Bank), Not-for-Profit Hospital Corporation, DC Retirement Board, and the Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation.

Lee serves on the Government Finance Officers Association’s Debt Management Advisory Committee and served on the Economics Department Advisory Board for Seattle University.

Glen Lee holds an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of California, Berkeley.

Carmen Pigler was appointed to her position in April 2021.  As Deputy CFO and Treasurer, she manages the District’s treasury programs associated with its annual operating and capital budget.  This includes management of the District’s banking and investment activities, check and electronic receipts and disbursements, and its debt issuance and repayment activities.  She also oversees the District's 401(a) and 457(b) retirement plans, 529 college savings plan, and the Unclaimed Property program.

Previously, Ms. Pigler served as Associate Treasurer for Debt and Grants Management.  In this role, she managed all aspects of the District’s debt portfolio and provided leadership in all aspects of capital improvement and economic development finance matters.  She also administered federal grant funds, tracking expenditures in all grant-funded programs, and provides regular assessments of grant funds.

Prior to joining the District, Ms. Pigler worked in debt management and treasury roles for the cities of New York and Atlanta where she was involved in the issuance of more than $40 billion of debt, coordinated investor outreach, and directed cash management strategies.  Ms. Pigler began her career in municipal finance as an investment banker where she served as senior relations manager to issuers in Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, New York and Connecticut.

Ms. Pigler holds a B.A. in Economics from South Carolina State University and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia University Graduate School of Business.

Darryl Street serves as the Associate Treasurer for Debt and Grants Management in the Office of Finance and Treasury within the Office of the Chief Financial Officer. He manages all aspects of the District of Columbia’s $12.5 billion debt portfolio, provides leadership in all aspects of capital improvement and economic development finance matters, manages the debt capacity model, as well as managing the District’s investor relations program. Mr. Street also administers federal grant funds, tracking expenditures in all grant-funded programs and provides regular assessments of grant funds. 

In addition, Mr. Street also leads the OCFO's long-range capital planning and asset management program to address the infrastructure financing and deferred maintenance challenges of the District of Columbia. He is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences on the District’s innovative asset management system. He serves as financial liaison from the Office of the Chief Financial Officer to the Washington Convention and Sports Authority (WCSA), as well as serving as the CFO's designated alternate on the board of WCSA. Mr. Street also  serves on the OCFO's executive team for issues related to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and serves as liaison to the Mayor's Office of Public Private Partnerships in evaluating financing opportunities for various P3 proposals.

Mr. Street is a former vice president of a financial advisory firm located in Irvine, California. While at that firm, he advised on more than $12 billion in debt issuances for state and local governments, including the state of California and the city of Los Angeles. Prior to working as a financial advisor, he served in a variety of positions within public finance, including as an investment banker, a guaranteed investment contracts provider, as well as working for the city of Los Angeles in the debt management group within the Office of the City Administrative Officer.

Mr. Street holds a master’s degree in finance and a bachelor’s degree in business management from Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles. He previously served on the Securities and Exchange Commission's Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee (FIMSAC), and he currently serves on the Board of the Government Finance Officers Association - Washington Metropolitan Area chapter.  He is also a member of the National Association of State Treasurers and the Association of Public Finance Professionals for the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.