About Megan O’Callaghan

Megan O’Callaghan is Dublin’s sixth City Manager, a role she assumed on October 1, 2022. She has served the City of Dublin since 2014, when she was appointed Public Service Director, and has since held several senior leadership roles, including Deputy City Manager/Chief Finance and Development Officer, Deputy City Manager/Chief Operating Officer and Director of Public Works.

O’Callaghan has led transformative, community-shaping initiatives that position Dublin for long-term success. She has led historic and strategic land acquisitions, including SportsOhio, and is guiding the master planning of one of the largest sports and recreation campus developments in the country. She also advanced the expansion of the City’s Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) to strengthen and accelerate economic development efforts.

Her leadership spans strategic planning and execution across Finance, Development, Economic Development, Building Standards and Transportation & Mobility. In 2020, she established the City’s Transportation & Mobility division to advance Connected Dublin and align infrastructure investments with forward-looking mobility strategies. 

O’Callaghan  has directed the City’s Capital Improvements Program, including her leadership in the delivery of the Dublin Link pedestrian and bicycle bridge—an internationally recognized engineering achievement spanning the Scioto River. She is committed to innovation in public service, leading initiatives such as the GoDublin customer service platform, the SnowGo real-time snow removal tracking system and the City’s mobile asset management program.

O’Callaghan holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from The Ohio State University and a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from Capital University Law School, which she earned while working full-time as an engineer. She is a licensed Professional Engineer and attorney in the State of Ohio.

Prior to joining Dublin, she served as Deputy Director at the Ohio Department of Transportation, where she was responsible for delivering the agency’s nearly $2 billion annual construction program. She also served as Deputy Director for the City of Columbus Department of Public Service, managing 700 employees and overseeing the five-year Capital Improvements Plan.

O’Callaghan is an ICMA Credentialed Manager and an active member of the International City/County Management Association, Ohio City/County Management Association and American Public Works Association. She serves on The Ohio State University’s Department of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering Advisory Board and has been appointed by Governor Mike DeWine to the State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors. She also serves on the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Nominating Council and is a member of the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission.

Regionally, she collaborates closely with Franklin, Union and Delaware counties, ODOT and the City of Columbus. She chairs the Northwest 33 Council of Governments, which leads The Beta District innovation region, and serves on the Dublin Chamber of Commerce Board of Trustees. She also serves as Chair of BroadbandOhio, helping to expand broadband access and digital infrastructure across the state, and is the Vice Chair of Central Ohio Mayors and City Managers Association.