Jerry Newfarmer, former city manager of Cincinnati, Ohio, and San Jose, Calif., is president and CEO of the government-consulting firm Management Partners. He also served as city manager of Fresno, Calif., and assistant city manager of Oakland, Calif.
Newfarmer, a national leader in local government performance management, founded Management Partners in 1994. He has been an active presence in the International City/County Management Association and was team leader of the State-Local Relations Team of the National Performance Review.
