About
Yvonne Forest serves as an Industry Advisor to ICI Fund and as Director of Houston Water, where she oversees the operation and maintenance of the City of Houston's regional water and wastewater utility systems, including regulatory compliance, infrastructure planning, and operations support. She manages a staff of over 1,700 and a combined capital and operations budget exceeding $657 million. Before entering public service, she worked as an engineer in the private sector for 15 years on environmental regulatory compliance, and she holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of South Carolina.






