Our People

Meet the passionate individuals working tirelessly to bring water resilience to 1 billion people.

Christoph Schwager

Managing Partner, Co-Founder, Co-Chair

Strategic leader with deep expertise in operational, financial, and technological domains, shaped by an extensive...

Verena A. Sturm

Managing Partner, Co-Founder, Co-Chair

Guiding the platform's capital formation, strategic partnerships, and policy engagement. Also Founding Partner of Green...

Christophe C. Meeus

Trustee

Managing Director, CFO, General Counsel, and Board Member with international executive experience. Specializes in providing...

Felix Famira

Co-Founder & Director of Operations

Over the past years, Felix Famira has been actively investing in numerous companies and venture...

Rahman Wynberg

Co-Founder & VP Technologies

Dr. R. Wynberg is an accomplished researcher and technology leader with a PhD in Physical...

David L. Schwager

Co-Founder & Chief Solutions Strategist

David Schwager is a pioneering technologist and entrepreneur specializing in water-tech systems and solutions. He...

Sarabeth Brockley

Director of Partnerships, ESG & Impact Strategy, Head of VC Strategies (Water Strategies) I General Partner - The Water Venture Fund

Sarabeth Brockley is an international ESG and climate finance expert with a career spanning the...

Nicolai Bode

Head of PE Strategy / General Partner, The Water PE Fund

Nicolai Bode is a serial entrepreneur with a focus on conscious leadership, business transformation, and...

Michael Jackson

Head of Deep Tech Investment & Venture Capital Strategy at The Water Foundation and Venture Partner at The Water Venture Fund

Michael Jackson is an American entrepreneur-turned-investor and one of Europe's most followed and respected voices...

Martin Klässner

Head of Venture Builder, The Water Foundation (Water Strategies) / General Partner, Water Venture Builder

Martin Klässner is an entrepreneur and investor best known for achieving the largest startup exit...

Michael P. Staton

Founding Advisor, Trustee of Fund of Funds and Venture Capital strategies.

Advising the Fund of Funds portion of The Water Foundations integrated Blended Finance Strategy. Maintaing...

Corinna Schwager

Co-Director of Philanthropies

Corinna Schwager is a Co-Director of Philanthropies at The Water Foundation. She is responsible for...

Lisa Niedenfuehr

Director PR & Co-Director of Philanthropies

Building strong relationships with communities and partners to maximize our impact.

Nick Stübbe

Head of Government Relations, Water Foundation

Nick Stübbe is Co-Founder and Head of Strategy and Finance at Hydreatio GmbH, a Munich-based...

Divyakshi Nath

Impact Operations

Helping build The Water Fund, Divyaksshi is an Analyst in the Water Strategy, Tech and...

The Beginning

A group of systems thinkers met at COP29, united by a shared vision to address the global water crisis through innovation and collaboration.

Our Mission

We committed to advancing SDG 6 and improving the lives of 1 billion people through resilient, equitable access to clean water.

World-Class Talent Around the World

Established teams in Dubai, Delhi, Vaduz, and Munich to create a truly global impact network for water innovation.

Unsiloed Finance

Launched our three-pillar strategy: Venture Building, VC Fund, and PE Fund to address water challenges at every stage.

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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!

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