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Kevin Donahue is the City Administrator for the Government of the District of Columbia. He was appointed by Mayor Muriel Bowser in January 2021.[1]
He has been a member of Mayor Bowser's Administration since her first inauguration in 2015.[2]
Education and personal life
[edit]Donahue holds a Bachelor of Arts in Government from Georgetown University. He also obtained a Masters in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School.[3]
Donahue has lived in Washington, DC for 35 years. He resides in Ward 4 with his wife and two sons.[3]
Early Career
[edit]In 2009, Donahue was appointed by the Obama Administration to serve as the Senior Advisor to the Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary of Management in the United States Department of the Treasury.[1]
Following a national spending scandal,[4] Donahue joined the General Services Administration as Senior Advisor to the Administrator in 2012.[1] He was tasked with implementing agency reforms to improve operations and restore public image.
Donahue then served as Director of the Performance Improvement Council[5],[1] implementing President Obama's Government Performance and Results Modernization Act.[6]
Career in District Government
[edit]Prior to joining the Bowser Administration in 2015, Donahue served as the Director of CapStat[7] under Mayor Adrian Fenty from 2007 to 2009.
Officially rejoining the Government of the District of Columbia in January 2015, newly-elected Mayor Bowser appointed Donahue as the Deputy City Administrator[8] and the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice[9].[2] In these roles, Donahue implemented The Lab @ DC,[10] an office of scientists dedicated to analyzing District programs.[11] He also launched the Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement,[12] which aims to increase public safety through community programs.[13]
Following the resignation of Rashad M. Young,[14] Donahue was appointed interim City Administrator in August of 2020.[15] The position was made permanent in January 2021.[1]
Donahue oversees the daily operations of the city government, including strategic goal setting and policy implementation.[16] His office is also responsible for preparing the District's annual $21 billion budget.[17]
In 2021, Donahue assisted the mayor in the creation of two new offices: the Office of Gun Violence Prevention (Building Blocks DC)[18][19] and the Office of Racial Equity.[20]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Mayor Bowser Announces Key Appointments | mayormb". mayor.dc.gov. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
- ^ a b Press, The Associated (2014-12-15). "Bowser appoints deputies ahead of Jan. 2 inauguration". WJLA. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
- ^ a b "Kevin Donahue | oca". oca.dc.gov. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
- ^ "Congress Agrees on 1 Thing: GSA Scandal an Outrage". PBS News. April 19, 2012.
- ^ "Council". www.performance.gov. April 22, 2025.
- ^ https://www.congress.gov/111/plaws/publ352/PLAW-111publ352.pdf
- ^ "§ 8–151.01. Definitions. | D.C. Law Library". code.dccouncil.us.
- ^ "Bowser Announces Three Key Appointments to Administration | mayormb". mayor.dc.gov. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
- ^ "| dmpsj". dmpsj.dc.gov.
- ^ "The Lab @ DC". The Lab @ DC.
- ^ "Mayor Bowser to Launch The Lab @ DC | mayormb". mayor.dc.gov. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
- ^ "Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement | onse". onse.dc.gov.
- ^ "Mayor Bowser Opens Safer Stronger DC Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement | onse". onse.dc.gov. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
- ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/top-aide-to-dc-mayor-bowser-abruptly-departs/2020/08/14/1cf8f94e-de82-11ea-b205-ff838e15a9a6_story.html
- ^ Clarke • •, Ashley (2020-08-14). "DC City Administrator Abruptly Steps Down". NBC4 Washington. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
- ^ "About OCA | oca". oca.dc.gov. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
- ^ "Mayor Bowser Presents Grow DC: Our Fiscal Year 2026 Budget | mayormb". mayor.dc.gov. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
- ^ "Building Blocks DC | Office of Gun Violence Prevention | Washington DC". OGVP.
- ^ "Bowser Declares Gun Violence Public Health Crisis, Creates Emergency Response Center". DCist. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
- ^ "Mayor's Office of Racial Equity". ore.dc.gov.