Brian Treece

Brian Treece is an American politician who was the Mayor of Columbia, Missouri, serving two consecutive terms in office from 2016 to 2022. Before becoming mayor Treece was chairman of the Downtown Leadership Council and served on the city's Historic Preservation Commission. He and his wife Mary Phillips founded the lobbying firm TreecePhillips in Jefferson City, Missouri. In 2011, they married at their home in Columbia. In the 2016 municipal election he defeated lawyer Skip Walther. In the April 2, 2019 mayoral election he defeated former Missouri State Representative Chris Kelly. He was an advocate for transparency in government and called for a city-wide audit. Treece announced the hiring of Columbia's newest city manager John Glascock on July 15, 2019. He has described himself as a "fiscal conservative." As Mayor, he served as chair of the Columbia City Council. He did not seek reelection in the 2022 election.