Jeffery M. Thomas

Jeffery Thomas has served on the Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC) Board of Directors since 2009. He represents Division 6, which includes portions of Lake Forest, Irvine, Tustin, and Unincorporated Orange County (North Tustin, Trabuco Canyon). A community leader, Thomas served as mayor and city councilman for the city of Tustin from 1992 – 2004. He is credited with saving the city over $1 million by recommending removing city funds from the Orange County Investment Pool.

Thomas has been in the investment management industry for over 25 years, working with industry leaders like Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, and Sage Advisory Services. He advises a broad range of clients, including municipalities, corporations, hospitals, endowments, foundations, insurance companies, and high-net-worth individuals. Thomas’ financial expertise has led to several key appointments, including being appointed by the Orange County Supervisors to chairman of the Orange County Oversight Committee and by Orange County Treasurer John Moorlach as chairman of the Treasurer’s Advisory Committee. These committees have largely been credited with restructuring and rebuilding the Orange County Investment Pool after the County’s bankruptcy in 1994. Additionally, he was appointed by State Treasurer Matt Fong to the Technical Advisory Committee for the California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission and by Governor Pete Wilson to the California Housing Partnership Corporation.

Thomas holds a Juris Doctorate from Western State University, College of Law, and a Bachelor of Arts in political science from California State University, Fullerton.

Division 6 Cities Served: portions of Lake Forest, portions of Irvine, Tustin, Unincorporated Orange County (North Tustin, Trabuco Canyon).