David J. Rivait

David J. Rivait

Dave Rivait joined the Maritime Administration as its Chief Financial Officer on June 11, 2007. Prior to his assignment at the Maritime Administration, Mr. Rivait served as the Associate Director for Performance and Budget at the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), which is part of the Executive Office of the President. His office had oversight responsibility for the Federal Government’s $13 billion drug control budget, funded across 19 agencies. He also assisted in the development of ONDCP’s own budget for its $470 million in drug control spending. Mr. Rivait has nearly 16 years of service at the White House, including positions at ONDCP and the Office of Management and Budget.

Prior to his recent tenure at ONDCP, he served for four years as the Assistant Director and Chief Financial Officer of the Treasury Executive Office for Asset Forfeiture. This office is responsible for the Treasury Forfeiture Fund, which collects revenue from the property of those convicted of serious Federal offenses and uses these resources to fund law enforcement programs.

Mr. Rivait graduated in 1982 from North Central College in Naperville, Illinois with a degree in Economics. In 1984, he earned a Masters Degree in Public Policy from what is now the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. He began his career in 1984 as a Presidential Management Intern in the Office of the Secretary of the Treasury.

Mr. Rivait currently resides in Alexandria, Virginia.