Ron Shalom Galperin (born August 1, 1963) is an American politician who served as the 19th Los Angeles City Controller from 2013 to 2022.

A member of the Democratic Party, Galperin is the first openly gay official and first neighborhood councilmember to be elected to citywide office in Los Angeles.

Galperin earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, business, and political science from the Washington University in St. Louis and his Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School.

Prior to his election to the city controller of Los Angeles, Galperin practiced law as both a transactional and litigation attorney for more than 20 years.

[4] Government Technology magazine named Galperin to its list of the Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers of 2015.