Henry Vitale

Henry F. Vitale is Executive Director/Treasurer of the Boston Water and Sewer Commission (BWSC), the public commission responsible for Boston’s water, sewer, and stormwater systems. BWSC describes itself as managing New England’s oldest and largest water, sewer, and stormwater systems and providing drinking water and sewer services to more than one million people daily.

Vitale was appointed BWSC Executive Director in January 2013. Before that appointment, he served as the Commission’s Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer beginning in March 1995, and also served as Controller. As Executive Director, BWSC says he manages all operations and activities of the Commission under its enabling act.

Vitale holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Marketing from Boston College and is a Certified Public Accountant. BWSC lists his professional memberships as including the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, American Water Works Association, National Society of Public Accountants, Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants, and Government Finance Officers Association.

He also serves on water- and city-related boards. BWSC lists him as a member of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority Board of Directors and Chair of Administration and Finance, as well as a Trustee of the Boston Groundwater Trust and member of the Boston Climate Council. Boston.gov lists Henry Vitale as an active Boston Groundwater Trust member appointed September 23, 2024.

• No primary or credible secondary source found that verifies Henry F. Vitale as an angel investor, seed investor, venture investor, or private startup backer.
• His documented professional focus is public utility leadership, finance, procurement, and infrastructure operations at BWSC.
• For companies seeking to work with BWSC, the relevant path appears to be public procurement, not private angel fundraising. BWSC states that it contracts for goods and services through Invitation for Bids and Request for Proposals processes.
• BWSC’s stated organizational goal is to provide Boston residents and businesses with high-quality water and sewer services in a way that is environmentally protective and financially prudent.
• Recent BWSC priorities visible in public materials include lead service-line inspection and replacement, water quality reporting, public health compliance, stormwater and green infrastructure, and customer service.