The People of TWF

Meet the individuals bringing water independence to 1 billion+ people.

What began as an improbable group of systems thinkers finding each other at COP29 grew into a targeted global initiative. We bring together exceptional people who are impatient with the way things are, embrace new ways of systems thinking across the water cycle and along the water tech stack, and have the courage to act.

Chairs

Founding Partners

TWF Institute Partners

TWF Institute Desks

Desks sit in the markets they serve and work to one research, ethics and diligence standard set at foundation level.

Venture Partners

Office of the Co-Chairs

Council and Governance

Artist in Residence

Our Boards

Our governance structure includes specialised boards that provide strategic oversight, ethical guidance, and expert counsel across all aspects of our mission.

  • Foundation Board

    Strategic governance, mission alignment, and organisational oversight for the foundation.

  • Investor Board

    Investment strategy, portfolio oversight, and financial governance for sustainable returns.

  • Donor Board

    Philanthropic strategy, donor relations, and charitable giving oversight for maximum impact.

  • Ethics Board

    Ensuring ethical practices, responsible innovation, and sustainable impact across all initiatives.

  • Tech Board

    Technology strategy, innovation oversight, and technical governance for our water solutions.

How This Structure Holds Up

Credibility rests on named bodies and stated process rather than on dispersed ownership.

  • Firewall Between Assessment and Capital

    A clear organisational separation between the Institute (assessment) and Boundless (investment) prevents conflicts of interest towards investors and policymakers. Enforced by disclosure and recusal through the Ethics and Independence Committee.

  • Methodology Signed Off Externally

    The Water Scoring methodology will be signed off by the Scientific Advisory Board, staffed from outside the funds, and an assessment touching fund holdings is signed off there rather than by the executive.

  • Dual Mandates and Declared Interests

    Where one person holds seats on both sides of a decision, the overlap is declared and how the case is handled is recorded, maintained by the Ethics and Independence Committee.

  • Decisions Recorded, Not Informal

    Related party decisions are minuted at foundation level and notified to the Ethics and Independence Committee. Final decision rests at foundation level in all cases.

TWF Institute Fellowship

The fellowship is held through the TWF Institute, and its Tech Fellows are the external members of the Technical Due Diligence Circle.

Technical Due Diligence Circle

The circle sits at foundation level and works to the standard the Tech Board sets.

  • David Schwager

    Dean, Technical Due Diligence Circle

    Co-Founder and Chief Solutions Strategist, The Water Foundation

    Council Member, The Water Foundation

  • Frank Voigtländer

    Disinfection and water circularity

    Tech Fellow, TWF Institute

  • Heinrich Egerer

    Disinfection and zero liquid discharge

    Tech Fellow, TWF Institute

  • Andreas Stubelius

    Venture Partner

    Venture Builder Strategies Co-Lead

    Tech Fellow, TWF Institute

  • Robert Gampmayer

    Infrastructure, filtration and zero liquid discharge

    Tech Fellow, TWF Institute

  • Michael Grünewald

    Expert leadership

    Tech Fellow, TWF Institute

  • Bernhard Bonapace

    Membranes and mining

    Tech Fellow, TWF Institute

  • Nicolai Bode

    Founding Partner, TWF Institute, DACH Desk

    Head of Private Equity Strategies

    Senior Fellow, TWF Institute

Entities

The Water Foundation (TWF) is the parent, holding both the for profit and the not for profit activity.

Tell Us How You Can Help

We don't post jobs, we attract amazing humans. We are more interested in mission fit, relentless drive, agile mindsets, and a can-do attitude.

If you fit this description, you can probably propose to us roles and work that we can't even imagine yet. We've been waiting to hear from you!

Propose Yourself