Richard Aragon is an assistant general manager and chief financial officer for Western Municipal Water District in Riverside.

Prior to joining Western, Aragon served in key finance positions for other Southern California water districts, including Rainbow Municipal Water District, Coachella Valley Water District and Rancho California Water District.

Aragon graduated in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in accounting from California Baptist University in Riverside.

He rejoined the Water Education Foundation’s Board of Directors in 2023. He previously served on the board from 2018 to 2021 and participated in the Foundation’s 2017 Water Leaders class.