TARAL V. PATEL
A LIFELONG PUBLIC SERVANT
Taral Patel’s experience in local, state, and federal government and the private sector has made our local community more effective, engaging, and efficient for everyone that calls Fort Bend home.
He helped lead Fort Bend County successfully through numerous flooding incidents, the COVID-19 pandemic, Winter Storm Uri and electric grid failure, droughts, and other major emergencies to emerge stronger and more united than ever before. Taral’s efforts have brought thousands of good paying jobs to Fort Bend, made historic investments to our Public Safety and Emergency Management programs, and fought traffic congestion.
EXPERIENCE MATTERS
Most recently, Taral was appointed by President Joseph R. Biden to serve in the Office of White House Liaison to work on matters related to housing, urban development, and disaster recovery and resilience. During his time with the President, Taral was also a key member of the White House Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (WHAANHPI) Committee.
He previously served as the Chief of Staff for Fort Bend County, overseeing an almost billion dollar county budget, hundreds of millions in grants and Capital Improvement Projects, and more while building a focused team of staff members to ensure compliance, project completion, and constituent satisfaction.
He additionally built key relationships locally, regionally, and nationally to execute a wide variety of projects including: the construction of
2 flagship Amazon Centers, digitizing all county records, establishing
affordable housing developments, stand up anti-human trafficking and anti-animal cruelty tax forces, and coordinated the Census 2020 campaign placing Fort Bend as #1 in the State of Texas.
MAKING FORT BEND #1
Taral has also worked for the Department of Justice's Criminal Division in the Public Integrity Section, as the Deputy Finance Director for a Governor, and as a Legislative Staff member for the Texas House of Representatives focusing on the Transportation and Government Accountability and Transparency Committees. Taral is a proud graduate of public schools in Fort Bend County and of the University of Texas at Austin.
Through his varied roles, Taral has built strong relationships in almost every state in the United States and with many international partners to leverage key industries, governmental decision makers, and essential stakeholders to deliver positive results for all involved.
