Meet the Director

Dwight Dively, Interim Finance Director

City Finance Director, Dwight D. Dively, has been in public service for over three decades. He has a wealth of experience in public finance, budgeting, and organizational leadership. Dwight was most recently the Director of the Office of Performance, Strategy and Budget and the Chief Operating Officer for King County, Washington. Previously, Dwight was the Director of Finance for the City of Seattle from May 1994 to March 2010. He is also an affiliate associate professor at the University of Washington.

Dwight holds a Master in Public Affairs from Princeton, a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, and he has completed doctoral coursework in civil engineering at the University of Washington. He serves in several community organizations, such as on the board of the Benaroya Hall Music Center and as the regional chair for the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation.

Office of City Finance

Dwight Dively, Director
Address: 700 5th Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98104
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 94669, Seattle, WA, 98124-4669
ocf@seattle.gov

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City Finance manages the financial operations of the City of Seattle and oversees the City’s financial controls and enterprise reporting while working to achieve the goals set by the Mayor and the City Council.