David Choate is VP of Engineering with American Water. In his role, he is responsible for strategic planning, management, and delivery of American Water’s utility capital program of approximately $1.6 billion annually, as well as leading the corporate engineering department to provide support for more than 450 water and wastewater systems across 16 regulated state subsidiary companies and market-based businesses. He joined American Water in 2005, and has 26 years of experience in water and wastewater utility related fields. Choate is a licensed professional engineer in Maryland and Virginia.