Tom Haynes, Fiscal & Policy Analyst

Tom Haynes is a Fiscal & Policy Analyst with the Office of Independent Budget Analyst (IBA). Tom is the IBA's representative to the Natural Resources & Culture Committee, and provides analysis on issues pertaining to the City's public works departments, including Water, Sewer and Environmental Services. Tom also provides analysis of the City's General Fund tax revenues.

Prior to joining the IBA, Tom was a revenue analyst in the City's Financial Management Department, where he was responsible for forecasting the City's General Fund tax revenues, including property tax, sales tax and transient occupancy tax. An employee with the City of San Diego since 2002, Tom also worked on the City's first Multi-Year Financial Forecast, provided analysis of complex state legislation including the Triple-Flip and the VLF-property tax swap, and closely monitored economic condition at the local, state and national levels. Tom has a Masters degree in Economics and Bachelors degrees in Economics and Political Science from San Diego State University.