Kevin L. Boyce took office as the 47th Ohio Treasurer on January 7, 2009.
Boyce, a Columbus native, was raised by a single mother and his grandmother who taught him that the values of hard work and responsibility create opportunities to succeed in life. It is upon this foundation that Boyce has built his personal and public successes and developed an understanding of the importance of serving one’s community and, even more importantly, the belief that everyone has a duty and a role to play to make tomorrow better than today. It's a belief that led Boyce to pursue a career in public service, including nearly eight years as a member of Columbus City Council. Boyce served as Council's President pro tem and chairman of the Finance Committee, a position in which he led efforts to make city government more effective and efficient, and to improve services and save tax dollars. During his tenure on Council, Columbus –the 15th largest city in the nation –established a record of balanced budgets and is the largest city in the country with an AAA Bond Rating from all three major bond rating agencies. Boyce also served as Executive Director of Knowledge Works Ohio, a non-profit organization created for the sole purpose improving Ohio's public school system through policy development and advocacy. Prior to Columbus City Council, Boyce served as Chief of Staff for the Ohio House Democratic Caucus, Executive Director of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus, and in the City of Toledo administration during the mid-1990s. A graduate of Columbus East High, Boyce, 37, graduated from the University of Toledo after and his two sons, KJ and Kristopher.