Orlando Leon
Chief Information Officer
Orlando Leon serves as the EBMUD's Chief Information Officer and manages business technology supporting critical infrastructure and public health in the world of water and wastewater management. Prior to joining the District, Orlando served on the executive leadership team at California State University. By building partnerships, fostering trust, and leading organizational development during his six-year tenure, he was able to advocate and elevate the inaugural Chief Information Officer role to be the first Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer.
Orlando was born and raised in San Francisco, California and attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he received degrees in electrical engineering and computer science, management science, and computer science and engineering. Orlando has more than 20 years of experience in the information technology field with 18 years in higher education. Before becoming a part of EBMUD, he held positions at Hewlett Packard, Oracle Corporation, UC San Francisco, Stanford University, and California State University, Fresno. In his personal and professional time, Orlando is a champion of efforts to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in the world around him. He enjoys cooking, baking, photography, volleyball, nature, cars, technology, deep conversations about life, and spending quality time with family and friends.