Erik Walsh
{{Short description|City Manager of San Antonio, Texas}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name =
| image = File:Erik Walsh.jpg
| office = City Manager of San Antonio, Texas
| term_start = March 1, 2019
| term_end =
| predecessor = Sheryl Sculley
| successor =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|02|07}}
| birth_place = San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
| spouse = {{marriage|Sandra Kiolbassa|2003}}
| children = 2
| education = Trinity University (BA, MS)
}}
Erik Walsh (born February 7, 1969) is the City Manager of San Antonio, Texas. He has served in the position since March 2019.
Early life and education
Erik James Walsh was born on February 7, 1969, in San Antonio, Texas, the son of John Brendan Walsh and Irene Ramirez. His mother was a native of the city and of Mexican-American heritage, while his father was an immigrant from Ireland.{{cite web | last1=Dimmick |first1=Iris |title=Colleagues Call Erik Walsh a Collaborative Leader With an 'Unruffled' Demeanor |url=https://sanantonioreport.org/colleagues-call-erik-walsh-a-collaborative-leader-with-an-unruffled-demeanor/ |website=San Antonio Report |access-date=8 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508081813/https://sanantonioreport.org/colleagues-call-erik-walsh-a-collaborative-leader-with-an-unruffled-demeanor/ |archive-date=8 May 2021}} Walsh graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1987. He attended Trinity University, where he played for the football team and competed on the track & field teams.{{cite web |title=City Manager Erik Walsh Reflects on Time as Trinity Athlete |url=https://www.trinitytigers.com/sports/athl-misc/190411_walsh |website=Trinity Tigers |publisher=Trinity University |access-date=8 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508080138/https://www.trinitytigers.com/sports/athl-misc/190411_walsh |archive-date=8 May 2021 |date=19 April 2019}} He graduated in 1991 with a BA in political science with a minor in history.{{cite web |last1=Cantu |first1=Tony |title=A $2 Billion Corporation with 40 Lines of Business – Deputy City Manager Erik Walsh Speaks of Success |url=http://sanantonioman.com/2012/06/a-2-billion-corporation-with-40-lines-of-business-deputy-city-manager-erik-walsh-speaks-of-success/ |website=San Antonio Man - San Antonio Magazine for Men |access-date=8 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923224518/http://sanantonioman.com/2012/06/a-2-billion-corporation-with-40-lines-of-business-deputy-city-manager-erik-walsh-speaks-of-success/ |archive-date=23 September 2020}} Walsh received an MS degree in urban administration from the university in 1994.{{cite web |last1=Chavey |first1=S.M. |title=What to know about San Antonio's new city manager finalist Erik Walsh |url=https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/slideshow/What-to-know-about-San-Antonio-s-new-city-manager-189112.php |website=My San Antonio (MySA) |publisher=San Antonio Express News |access-date=8 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123214048/https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/slideshow/What-to-know-about-San-Antonio-s-new-city-manager-189112.php |archive-date=23 January 2021 |date=17 January 2019}}{{cite news | last1=McGuiness |first1=Dylan |title=Why Erik Walsh was selected as San Antonio's next city manager, and what it means for the runner-up |url=https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/San-Antonio-mayor-names-next-city-manager-13539863.php |accessdate=15 September 2019 |publisher=San Antonio Express News |date=16 January 2019}}{{cite web |title=City Manager Erik Walsh - Biography |url=https://www.sanantonio.gov/Manager/bio |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621203246/https://www.sanantonio.gov/Manager/bio |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 June 2019 |website=City of San Antonio |accessdate=15 September 2019}}
Career
Walsh worked for the city office of management & budget starting in 1994.{{cite web |last1=Guajardo |first1=Adi |title=From football player to family man and city employee: Get to know Erik Walsh, new city manager |url=https://www.kens5.com/article/news/deputy-city-manager-erik-walsh-can-still-remember-his-high-school-teacher-running-past-him-yelling-that-he-would-one-day-become-the-city-manager/273-a876273d-362f-4f76-a50c-0b4f6b4b350b |website=Kens 5 News |access-date=8 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019112140/https://www.kens5.com/article/life/from-football-player-to-family-man-and-city-employee-get-to-know-erik-walsh-new-city-manager/273-a876273d-362f-4f76-a50c-0b4f6b4b350b |archive-date=19 October 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Bailey |first1=W. Scott |title=Next Manager Up |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/news/2019/06/27/hometown-handoff-new-city-manager-walsh-has-his.html |website=San Antonio Business Journal |access-date=8 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508085836/https://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/news/2019/06/27/hometown-handoff-new-city-manager-walsh-has-his.html |archive-date=8 May 2021 |date=27 June 2019}} He served as deputy city manager immediately preceding his assumption of the office of city manager on March 1, 2019.{{cite news |last1=Baugh |first1=Josh |title=Family joins Walsh as he achieves dream of being named San Antonio's city manager |url=https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/politics/article/Family-joins-Walsh-as-he-achieves-dream-of-being-13581065.php |accessdate=15 September 2019 |publisher=San Antonio Express News |date=31 January 2019}}{{cite news |last1=Ortiz |first1=Edmond |title=Erik Walsh to Take Over as San Antonio City Manager on March 1 |url=https://therivardreport.com/erik-walsh-to-take-over-as-san-antonio-city-manager-on-march-1/ |accessdate=15 September 2019 |publisher=The Rivard Report |date=31 January 2019}} Walsh was selected as city manager from a field of more than 30 candidates, including his superior Sheryl Sculley who had held the job for 13 years. Sculley lost due to disagreements she had with the firemen's union, the San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association. The union had supported the passage of two city charter amendments in 2018: one amendment limits the city manager tenure to eight years, while the other caps the city manager compensation to no more than 10 times that of the lowest-paid full-time employees of the city, which as of 2019 placed his annual salary cap at $312,000.
Personal life
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