Bloomington City Manager

In August 2025, Zach Walker was appointed by the City Council to serve as Bloomington's City Manager. He began his tenure as Bloomington City Manager on October 20, 2025. 

Walker brings nearly two decades of executive local government experience to the role. Before coming to Bloomington, Walker served as City Manager of Independence, Missouri, the state’s fifth-largest city. His leadership focuses on strategic planning, fiscal discipline, organizational modernization, and inclusive community development.

Walker began his career in the Missouri House of Representatives and the Mid-Missouri Regional Planning Commission before completing the Cookingham-Noll Fellowship with the City of Kansas City, Missouri. He joined Independence in 2012, rising from Internal Auditor to Assistant City Manager before becoming City Manager in 2016. He holds a Master of Public Affairs from the University of Missouri, is an ICMA-Credentialed Manager, and currently serves as a member of the Minnesota City/County Management Association (MCMA).