General Manager
David J. Stoldt
Email: dstoldt@mpwmd.net
Bio:
Mr. Stoldt joined the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District as General Manager in 2011. He has over 35 years of experience in the public infrastructure sector, including investment banking, consulting to public agencies, and with the District. In the 1990s he financed the Pebble Beach Reclamation Project which irrigates the golf courses, the Castroville Seawater Intrusion Project, and the Monterey Regional Waste Management District’s first materials recovery facility. Mr. Stoldt has served in various positions in the public sector, both appointed and elected, leading to an understanding of how to achieve results amidst the delicate balance of public and political interests. He has an MBA and Certificate in Public Management from Stanford, an MS in Energy and Resources from UC Berkeley, and a BS in Civil and Environmental Engineering from University of Illinois. He was the 2014 California Special Districts Association General Manager of the Year, the 2016 Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce Public Official of the Year, and the 2016 Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce Public Official of the Year. Mr. Stoldt is also on the advisory panel of Stanford’s Water in the West program.