Gary Breaux is the Assistant General Manager and Chief Financial Officer for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. He manages all of Metropolitan’s financial programs, including financial planning, investments, debt management, the biennial budget, and accounting operations. He is also responsible for developing Metropolitans water rates and charges.
Prior to Metropolitan, Gary was the Director of Finance for East Bay Municipal Utility District. He has extensive experience working for local governments since 1983. He joined EBMUD in 1994 and was responsible for all financial areas including treasury operations, debt management, rates, internal audit, accounting and reporting, risk management, and customer and community services. Prior to joining EBMUD, he was Director of Finance for the City of Oakland, CA.
A native of Colorado, Gary received a bachelor’s degree in Business from the University of Colorado in 1977, and a master’s in Public Administration in 1987 from Virginia Commonwealth University. He is on the Board of Governors for the California Municipal Utilities Association, and a member of the American Water Works Association.