José Cisneros received his Bachelor of Science from the MIT Sloan School of Management and studied for his MBA at Boston University.

Prior to this he was the Assistant Vice President at Bank of Boston where he managed financial product portfolios valued at over $100 million.

[2] Prior to his appointment as Treasurer, José served as Deputy General Manager of Capital Planning and External Affairs for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (MUNI).

Cisneros was also involved in designing MUNI's Clean Air Plan[3] in response to Proposition I, which was passed in the March 2, 2004 San Francisco Consolidated Primary election.

Previous to the MTA Board, José volunteered with the former Parking and Traffic Commission where he worked closely with the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition to help expand the number of dedicated bike lanes throughout the city.

Treasurer Cisneros has worked to maximize the City's revenue through socially responsible investments and aggressive tax collection.

Identifying new sources of revenue and helping to close the City's budget gap are among Treasurer Cisneros’ top priorities.