Grace Leung

City Manager

City of Newport Beach

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Grace Leung became City Manager for the City of Newport Beach in September 2018.  She is responsible for the City’s day-to-day operations, directing the staff of approximately 765 fulltime employees and 150 part-time employees, overseeing the services of 11 departments, and managing an annual budget of over $400 million.

Grace has nearly three decades of experience working in local government.  She began her career with the City of Long Beach and went on to serve the City of Sunnyvale for 18 years, including as the City’s Finance Director.  Grace left Sunnyvale to join the City of Irvine as Administrative Services Director and then Assistant City Manager before joining Newport Beach.

Grace holds a Bachelor’s degree from Columbia University in Urban Studies and a Master’s degree in Public Policy from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.  Grace and her husband, Jim, have two children, Skylar and Miles.