William T. "Bill" Fujioka ^[2] is a former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Los Angeles County, having been appointed on July 23, 2007 by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors at a starting annual salary of US$310,000. ^[3] As of September 2, 2013, he earned an annual salary of US$338,458. ^[4] As the County executive, he administered the largest county in the United States, with an annual budget of US$23 billion and over 100,000 employees. ^[5]

Fujioka attended the University of California, Santa Cruz from 1970 to 1974, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology. ^[6] Before his appointment as the County's CEO, Fujioka was the City of Los Angeles' City Administrative Officer from August 1999 to February 2007. ^[6] Fujioka has been a civil servant since 1975, in positions with the City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County. ^[7] On June 28, 1999, Richard Riordan, then the mayor of Los Angeles, appointed Fujioka as the City's Administrative Officer. ^[8] Less than a year later, on January 21, 2000, Fujioka was fired by Riordan for his perceived ties with the Los Angeles City Council and conflicts with the mayor. ^{[9] [10]} He successfully fought his dismissal and retired after 7 years at his post, in December 2006. ^[11]

Less than six months later, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to appoint Fujioka as the County's new chief executive officer. ^[12] In 2008, Fujioka ended the 15-year-old practice of weekly press briefings, which had been standard practice since 1993. ^[13] He retired as CEO of Los Angeles County at the end of November 2014. ^[14]

Fujioka, a third-generation ( sansei) Japanese American, was born to parents William and Linda Fujioka and raised in Boyle Heights and Montebello, California. ^{[15] [16] [8]} He is married to Darlene Kuba. ^{[3] [17]} Throughout his career, Fujioka did not publicize his marriage to Kuba, who is a longtime Los Angeles City Hall lobbyist. ^{[17] [18]} Fujioka resides in Bradbury, California. ^[3]