Christopher Czepiel

Christopher Czepiel

Degree: 2019, MPA

Job Title: Budget Director, Massachusetts Senate Committee on Ways and Means

Christopher Czepiel is the Budget Director for the Massachusetts Senate Committee on Ways and Means. In his role, Chris oversees the development of the Senate’s version of the Commonwealth’s annual budget, totaling $56 billion in FY2024, and advises Senate leadership on all matters with fiscal impact. Supervising a professional staff of eight, Chris advises and counsels the Ways and Means Chair and Senate President on spending recommendations, policy proposals, amendments, procedural issues, and budgetary impacts of legislation. He is frequently sought out by Senators, staff, state agencies, and other stakeholders for assistance on critical budget issues.

Prior to his work with the Senate, Chris was Policy Director for the Massachusetts Executive Office for Administration and Finance. As a day-one appointee of the Healey-Driscoll Administration, he was a key advisor to the Secretary on all fiscal policy in the state. Chris has also served as a Budget and Management Analyst for the University of Massachusetts President’s Office, managing the finances of the entire five-campus UMass system.

During his time at UD, Chris served as a Public Administration Fellow with the Institute for Public Administration, a Judicial Fellow with the Delaware Administrative Office of the Courts, and a Local Government Management Fellow with the City of Lewes, Delaware. He credits much of his success to the high quality of classroom and experiential learning found at the Biden School and the mentorship of so many talented professionals across the university and state.

Chris earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and his Master of Public Administration from the University of Delaware.