Issue Areas:

State Budget and Government Performance
Workforce
IT, Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence
State Parks
Future of Transportation

Education:

The University of Texas at Austin – B.A. in Economics

Texas Tech University School of Law – J.D.

Focus

Rahul Sreenivasan is Director of Government Performance and Fiscal Policy at Texas 2036. His work focuses on the Texas budget and appropriations process, government performance and accountability, and workforce. He also works on policy issues related to information technology (IT) modernization, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, the future of transportation and state parks.

Impact

At Texas 2036, Rahul works to strengthen the state’s ability to plan for long-term needs, effectively deliver public services and responsibly steward taxpayer dollars. His work includes efforts to:

• Strengthen Texas’ long-term fiscal position: Help advance policies that address long-term state liabilities and prioritize strategic uses of state resources, including investments designed to support economic growth and preserve the state’s fiscal flexibility.
• Modernize state technology and cybersecurity: Support reforms and investments that strengthen state IT systems, improve cybersecurity and data infrastructure, and better equip state agencies to integrate and utilize reliable data and technology to understand results, drive informed decision-making, and ensure continuous improvement of how government serves Texans.
• Improve oversight and accountability in state government: Help strengthen Texas’ Sunset review process through improved agency goal setting and performance measures, greater transparency and additional tools to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of state programs and operations.
• Strengthen state government workforce and operations: Contribute to efforts to improve the state’s ability to recruit and retain a skilled workforce and ensure agencies have the people, technology and resources necessary to effectively serve Texans.
• Provide trusted state budget analysis: Lead Texas 2036’s budget analysis throughout each legislative cycle, from agency budget requests through the final appropriations act, and serve as a resource to legislative staff, media and stakeholders seeking to understand the Texas budget.

Past Experience

Rahul joined Texas 2036 in 2022, bringing nearly 15 years of experience in and around policy and politics, most recently as Chief of Staff and General Counsel to state Rep. Armando Walle, D-Houston. Rahul’s expertise and candor on a variety of Texas budget and policy issues, as well as on legislative process and the ins and outs of the legislative session, came to be sought after by many of his peers.

Rahul previously served as an aide to former state Rep. Scott Hochberg, D-Houston, and as a clerk in the House Chief Clerk’s Office. After passing the bar exam, Rahul left Texas for D.C., later traveling around the country on a presidential campaign. His time away from Texas only strengthened his desire to come back home to work around the Texas Capitol, as well as to be closer to his now-spouse Erin. Rahul, a native of Amarillo, now spends most of his free time chasing after his three kids with Erin.

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