Who is the mayor of Paradise Valley? What to know about Jerry Bien-Willner

Jerry Bien-Willner was elected to his first two-year term as Paradise Valley's mayor in 2018, and residents of Arizona's wealthiest town ― which has a median household income of over $200,000 ― chose Bien-Willner for the top leadership role again in both 2020 and 2022.

The third-term mayor and Arizona native previously served on the town's Planning Commission from 2012 to 2014, and was also a Town Council member from 2014 to 2018.

In his professional life, Bien-Willner is a lawyer who received his law degree from the University of Arizona and has spent most of his legal career working in New York City as a civil lawyer for a "preeminent national firm." He's still a licensed attorney in Arizona who's affiliated with the Keller Rohrback Complex Litigation firm.

Bien-Willner also describes himself as an active "investor and entrepreneur" within the business community. His current term as Paradise Valley's mayor will expire in 2024.

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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Who is the mayor of Paradise Valley? What to know about Jerry Bien-Willner