General Manager B. Anatole Falagán

B. Anatole Falagán

The Long Beach Board of Public Utilities Commissioners confirmed B. Anatole Falagán as General Manager of Long Beach Utilities on October 3, 2024. 

Mr. Falagán has been with the Long Beach Water Department, and now Long Beach Utilities, since 2005. He has served in an executive position for the last 19 years, leading development of the Department’s first Water Resources Plan in 2019. Mr. Falagán is an accomplished engineer with over 30 years of utility experience. Since the merger of the City’s municipal utilities in 2022, he has overseen all aspects of Gas and Water Engineering, Utilities Resources, Finance and Management Information Systems.

Mr. Falagán is a recognized leader in the water industry. He has contributed to local water resource planning efforts in Southern California as part of Metropolitan Water District’s Climate Adaptation Master Plan Task Force and served as the Chair of the Budget Advisory Committee for the Water Replenishment District. In addition to these accomplishments, Mr. Falagán holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Stanford University, a Master of Science in Civil Engineering/Water Resources Engineering from Stanford University, and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of California, Irvine. Mr. Falagán is a registered Professional Engineer in California and Texas.