Team

David L. Gadis serves as Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of DC Water, one of the largest and most highly regarded water utilities in the nation. Mr. Gadis oversees a one billion dollar annual budget and leads a workforce of approximately 1,200 employees. He joined DC Water in May 2018 and is implementing a new strategic plan with a redefined vision and focused priorities. That includes improving both customer satisfaction and employee engagement, and a commitment to performance planning and business process improvement.

In addition, Mr. Gadis has formed a Stakeholder Alliance of city residents, business owners, members of the faith community and others to help address the twin challenges of rising rates and aging infrastructure. Under his leadership, DC Water is delivering on its $2.7 billion commitment to build a massive system of deep tunnels and other infrastructure to nearly eliminate combined sewer overflows to the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers and Rock Creek in the nation’s capital.

Mr. Gadis brings 20 years of industry experience to his current role, having previously served as Executive Vice President of Veolia North America and as CEO and President of Veolia Water Indianapolis. He was that utility’s first African American CEO/President and the first African American CEO to lead a major utility in Indianapolis.

Mr. Gadis has been a frequent presenter at utility and government services conferences, including the U.S. Conference of Mayors, speaking on both Underground Infrastructure and Managing Utilities, as well with the National League of Cities and the National Association of Public Private Partnerships. His expertise in demonstrating how private firms can help municipalities as valued partners in securing significant cost savings, has earned him a reputation among city and municipal leadership as an innovative leader and a trusted partner who truly understands their challenges and desired goals.

Mr. Gadis is Chairman of the Board of Blue Drop, DC Water’s nonprofit sales and marketing affiliate. He also current serves on the boards of the National Association of Clean Water Association (NACWA), the National Forum of Black Public Administrators (NFBPA) and the DC Utility Infrastructure Advisory Council.  Mr. Gadis has previously served on the boards of the Indianapolis Urban League, Fifth Third Bank, Central Indiana Corporate Partnership, Indianapolis Sports Corporation, Indiana Business Diversity Council, Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, and Indianapolis Downtown Inc.

Gadis attended Pike High School in Indianapolis, where he was the school’s first Indiana All Star basketball player. He earned a basketball scholarship to Southern Methodist University and was a four-year basketball player and team captain before graduating from SMU with a B.A. in Marketing Communications. Gadis was inducted to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014.

Ms. Oyeyemi is the Acting Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Finance Procurement and Compliance.  In this role she has overall responsibility for the Authority’s financial management and procurement activities, including rates and revenue, accounting operations and financial reporting, budget formulation and execution, treasury, investment and debt management, and goods and services and capital procurement.  Prior to this role, Ms. Oyeyemi served DC Water as Vice President, Budget. In that capacity, she led DC Water’s team of financial professionals in the development, implementation and direct oversight of its annual operating budget and ten-year capital improvement plan (CIP).  She holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Ilorin, Nigeria and is a Certified Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). She is a member of the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) and serves on the Committee on Economic Development and Capital Planning with GFOA.

Mr. Ivan Boykin serves DC Water as Vice President, Finance, working in the Finance, Procurement, and Compliance cluster. Mr. Boykin has served the Authority in several roles since initially joining DC Water as a Water Billing Assistant, Collections, in August 1999.  Most recently, Mr. Boykin held the position of Director, Finance.

As Vice President, Finance, Mr. Boykin is leading enterprise-wide customer payment initiatives and enhancing visibility for DC Water’s strategic initiatives (Environmental Social and Governance, capital plan) with the financial community and managing compliance with the Authority’s financial policies, including management of the operating reserves. Mr. Boykin is also helping to lead efforts to identify, evaluate, and implement innovative finance solutions like solar and other clean energy investments.

Mr. Boykin oversees DC Water’s $3.8 billion debt portfolio, with $8.2B in net assets, and $350-500 million cash balance. He is responsible for directing programs that protect DC Water, with risk management through the purchasing of insurance for the Authority. Additionally, Mr. Boykin is responsible for the accounts receivable function including daily reconciliation of revenues (like customer payments). Mr. Boykin holds a master’s degree in Finance from Southern New Hampshire University and a master’s degree in Entertainment Business from Full Sail University.

Mr. Reyes serves as the Manager of Treasury & Debt where he manages the Authority’s cash liquidity, daily cash reporting to senior management in Finance, short and long term debt portfolios with construction fund reimbursements, cash management of bank files for daily reconciliation aloing with producing monthly and annual cash reporitng. Raymond holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from William Patterson University and member of the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA).

Mrs. Gurung initially joined DC Water as a consultant in December 2022 and transitioned to a full-time employee in May 2023, serving as a Finance Liaison in the Treasury and Debt department. Throughout her tenure, Ms. Gurung played a crucial role in bank reconciliation, reporting analysis, identification of reconciliation variances, suggesting corrective actions, and contributing to system implementation. Before joining DC Water, she held positions as an Audit Officer and Senior Associate and Supervisor in a Financial Institution.

In her new role as Senior Financial Analyst, Mrs. Gurung will take on primary responsibilities, including bank reconciliation, reporting analysis, identification of reconciliation variances with corrective action suggestions, assistance in system implementation, managing monthly debt and investment journal entries, supporting Authority’s bond issuance processes, and aiding Finance Liaisons in inquiries.

Mrs. Gurung holds a Master of Commerce from Indira Gandhi National Open University and is a Chartered Accountant (CA) accredited by The Institution of Chartered Accountants of India.

Ms. Watson‑Brown serves as a Finance Liaison, where she leads key functions including initiating wire payments, managing banking relationships, performing bank reconciliations, preparing and maintaining cash reports, and supporting monthly investment and debt transactions. She also plays an active role in advancing system‑improvement initiatives across the department. She holds a Master of Business Administration in Finance from Loyola University and a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the University of the District of Columbia. Ms. Watson‑Brown is also a member of the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA).