16 Facts About Neil Giuliano

Neil Gerard Giuliano was born on October 26,1956 and is an American politician who served as mayor of Tempe, Arizona for four terms, from 1994 to 2004.

Neil Giuliano graduated with a BA degree from what is the Hugh Downs School of Communication at Arizona State University in 1979, and received a master's degree in Higher Education Administration in 1983.

Neil Giuliano worked professionally at ASU from 1981 to 2005 in numerous student affairs and university relations roles.

Neil Giuliano taught a 3-credit hour course in Personal Leadership Development during most of his tenure at the university.

Neil Giuliano remains an active member of the Kiwanis Club of Tempe, which he joined in February 1981, and served as president of the club from 1986 to 1987.

Neil Giuliano served as president of Tempe Leadership and on numerous non-profit boards of directors including the Tempe Community Council, Big Brothers-Big Sisters and the Friends of the Tempe Center for the Arts.

Neil Giuliano currently serves on the board of director for the Valley of the Sun United Way and was a founding member of the Friends of Tempe Center for the Arts board of directors.

Neil Giuliano currently serves on the board of directors for The Partnership for Economic Innovation, Valley of the Sun United Way and Visit Phoenix.

Neil Giuliano was elected mayor of Tempe four times, serving from 1994 to 2004; the first three terms were two-years each, the fourth was for four years.

Neil Giuliano won in a landslide, defeating a campaign that was called "blatantly homophobic".

Neil Giuliano co-chaired the planning the third debate of the 2004 United States presidential elections.

In 2008, Neil Giuliano changed his registration from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party and The Arizona Republic reported that he has considered running for governor of Arizona in 2010 as a Democrat but he declined to run.

Neil Giuliano was featured on CBS Sunday Morning in 1999 and has appeared on CNN, ABC World News Tonight, Showbiz Tonight, and Access Hollywood.

Neil Giuliano was named one of the Top 25 of 2005 by Instinct Magazine.

Neil Giuliano was named to the OUT 100 by OUT Magazine, which notes the top 100 people in gay culture in the US.

Neil Giuliano was named Tempe Humanitarian of the year in 2014 and among the Most Admired Leaders of the Phoenix region in 2017 by the Phoenix Business Journal.