San Diego Chargers

"We have to be efficient. The city has [nearly] the lowest ratio of employees to 1,000 residents among the top 50 cities. It's always a crunch to get things done, so we have to look at every angle possible," he says.

Mean And Lean

Running a mean and lean in-plant comes naturally for McGuigan, who spent much of his career with the city's financial management department as part of a productivity improvement program, before being promoted to deputy budget director for the financial management department.