Policy professor and water consultant Randall Crane was seated today as the Municipal Water District of Orange County’s newest representative on the board of directors of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Crane is a professor emeritus at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, where he studied water governance, infrastructure planning, transportation, and the economic development challenges of cities. Through his career, he has advised the World Bank and several countries on water access, environmental governance, and regional infrastructure planning. He succeeds Larry Dick, who served on Metropolitan’s 38-member board since 2003.

Other MWD board news:

• Association of California Water Districts: News release: EMWD’s Jeff Armstrong announces departure from Metropolitan board