Ed Donahue's over 55-year career in utility finance and management is marked by his leadership and expertise. He has performed cost of service, rate, and feasibility work for over 150 utilities nationwide, from Maine to San Diego, from Nome to the Florida Keys. Ed has directed organizational, management, and governance studies for numerous public sector entities. His contributions to the industry are significant, having served as chairman of AWWA's Finance, Accounting, and Management Controls Committee and leading the organization's GASB 34 Task Force. He is a contributing author and editor for AWWA's Manual M-29, Capital Financing and Manual M-5, Water Utility Management, and the AWWA/GFOA textbook Financial Management for Water Utilities. Ed has been accredited and was an expert witness in accounting, contract, construction, and rate matters before courts and regulatory agencies at the state and federal levels.