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Michael J. Masch was appointed Secretary of the Budget by Governor Edward G. Rendell and began serving in this position on January 21, 2003. He also served in an expanded role as Secretary of Budget and Administration from October 12, 2004, to August 8, 2005, when the Governor appointed a new Secretary of Administration.
As the leader of the Office of the Budget, Secretary Masch has overall responsibility for preparation of the Governor's budget and its implementation after legislative enactment. He is also responsible for maintaining the Commonwealth's accounting, payroll, debt issuance and financial reporting systems and programs.
Prior to his appointment as Secretary of the Budget, Mr. Masch served as Vice President for Budget and Management Analysis at the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Masch continues to serve as a member of the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania's Fels Institute of Government, where he teaches courses on public budgeting and performance measures.
Prior to joining the Office of the President at the University of Pennsylvania in May 1996, Mr. Masch served under then-Mayor Edward G. Rendell as Budget Director for the City of Philadelphia from 1992 to 1996.
Prior to his service as Philadelphia budget director, Mr. Masch served as director of economic analysis for the Philadelphia City Council from 1983 to 1991, during the administration of Mayor Wilson Goode.
Secretary Masch is a native Philadelphian. He majored in Urban Studies as an undergraduate at Temple University and received his Master of Government Administration degree from the University of Pennsylvania. | 