George Raftelis, CPA

Mr. Raftelis established RFC in 1993, after serving with Ernst & Young (E&Y) for 18 years.  He was the partner in charge of E&Y’s National Environmental Consulting Practice.  Mr. Raftelis is considered to be a leading management and financial consultant for local governments.  His book, Comprehensive Guide to Water Finance and Pricing (3rd Edition), has served the public sector as an authoritative document in providing guidance in rate-related matters.  Mr. Raftelis is currently serving as the Chair of the Management Division of the American Water Works Association (“AWWA”).  He has also chaired AWWA’s Rates and Charges Committee and Financial Management Committee.  In addition, he served on the Financing and Charges Task Force of the Water Environment Federation (“WEF”), which published “Financing and Charges for Wastewater Systems”.  His committees have provided technical leadership to the water industry on finance and pricing related matters.  Mr. Raftelis is a frequent speaker on finance and pricing at water and wastewater conferences.  In addition, he has prepared numerous related articles in industry publications.

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