Mayor G.T. Bynum

Board Member


Vice President of Community & Government Affairs for the Saint Francis Health System; Former Mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma (2016-2024); Tulsa City Council (2008-2016); a Governing magazine “Public Official of the Year” for 2024

G.T. Bynum currently serves as Vice President of Community & Government Affairs for the Saint Francis Health System. Prior to that, he served as Mayor of Tulsa (2016-2024) and on the Tulsa City Council (2008-2016). Mayor Bynum guided Tulsa through its greatest public health crisis and major natural disasters while never losing an election, for office or in support of public improvements.

He led the physical transformation of Tulsa – Zink Lake, Gilcrease Museum, the Gathering Place, and other major public projects – while fostering a historic boom in private sector investment ranging from Amazon to American Airlines. He initiated the search for unmarked graves of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre victims, created the Tulsa Police Real Time Information Center, and paved more miles of road than any mayor in Tulsa history.

His work to make Tulsa a city that uses data to bring people together and address its greatest challenges has received international recognition, including being named as a Governing magazine “Public Official of the Year” for 2024.