Lisa Marie Harris

Member

Lisa Marie Harris has served as Director of Finance/Treasurer for the San Diego County Water Authority (wholesaler) since May 2014 reporting to the Deputy General Manager/General Manager supporting a 36-member board of directors representing a 3.3 million population. Harris has a broad range of responsibilities in a highly complex & regulated industry of water delivery further complementing her board experience. She has operational P&L responsibility at the Water Authority overseeing the bi-annual $1.7 billion budget, the $2.1 billion debt portfolio rated (AAA, AA2, AA+), the $503 million investment portfolio, and the annual water rate setting process. She also oversees the annual preparation of the Water Authority’s financial statements and responsible for translating those financial statements into information used for filing with various regulatory agencies. The San Diego Business Journal awarded Harris as the calendar year 2022 San Diego CFO (public sector) for successful implementation of a financial strategy resulting in the mitigation of water rate volatility for the Water Authority during the worldwide pandemic/economic recession.

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