Tommy Gonzalez was appointed City Manager of Midland, Texas, in July 2023, where he leads the 26th largest city in Texas. He brings over 30 years of public sector management experience, having served as City Manager in El Paso, Irving, Harlingen, & Lubbock. He has also served in various positions in Lubbock and Assistant City Manager in the City of Dallas.
During his tenure in El Paso, Gonzalez received the prestigious 2022 National Malcolm Baldrige Foundation E. David Spong Lifetime Leadership Award and led his team to earn the Texas Award for Performance Excellence in 2019 and 2020, as well as the All-America City Award in 2018, 2020, and 2021. Under his leadership, El Paso achieved significant financial improvements, leading to an improvement in the city's double AA financial rating to AA+.
Gonzalez's previous stint as City Manager of Irving, Texas, from 2006 to 2013, led to the city winning the Texas Award for Performance Excellence and the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.
He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel after serving 22 years in the U.S. Army. He holds a Master of Public Administration from Texas Tech University and a Bachelor of Science from Eastern New Mexico University. He has also received several prestigious awards, including the United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce Border City Leadership Award and the Eastern New Mexico and Texas Tech University's Distinguished Alumni Award.
Gonzalez serves on several boards, including the Texas Municipal Retirement System Board of Trustees, with a term expiring on February 1, 2029. He is a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt from the University of Texas in Austin. He is married to his wife Sandy, and has two sons and two dogs.