Ms. Browner served as Assistant to President Obama and Director of the White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy, where she oversaw the coordination of environmental, energy, climate, transport, and related policy across the U.S. federal government. From 1993 through 2001, Ms. Browner served as the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Prior to that, from 1991 through 1993, Ms. Browner served as Secretary of Environmental Regulation in Florida. Carol M. Browner is currently Senior Counselor at ASG and serves as chair of the League of Conservation Voters Board of Directors and the Sustainability Chair of the Board of Directors for Bunge Limited.

Jo-Ellen Darcy is a highly accomplished national policy leader in the areas of infrastructure, environment, conservation, and water. As the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, she supervised programs for conservation and development of the nation's water and wetland resources, flood control, navigation, shore protection and ecosystem restoration. Ms. Darcy also held numerous high-level staff positions in Congress, including as Senior Environmental Advisor to the Senate Finance Committee, Senior Policy Advisor to the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Deputy Staff Director for the EPW Committee.

Jon W. Allan currently serves as the senior advisor and senior academic and research program officer at University of Michigan’s School for Environment and Sustainability. Previously, Mr. Allan spent a number of years as Director of Michigan’s Office of the Great Lakes. Prior to that, Mr. Allan served in executive management positions in corporate environmental and energy management, government and regulatory affairs, and strategy. He holds a BS in Fisheries and Wildlife, and an MS in Aquatic Ecology and Zoology from MSU.

Nathan Allen is a results-oriented environmentalist and intrapreneur. Now dedicated to accelerating the adoption of water technology as the Executive Director of WaterStart, Mr. Allen has grown this public-private-partnership to include leading water agencies and large consumers. Mr. Allen has also served on the U.S. Department of Commerce Environmental Trade Advisory Committee. Previously, Mr. Allen founded and managed the Model City R+D program for the University of Arizona and served as the sustainability coordinator for Biosphere 2 following time with a solar power start-up.

Dean Amhaus has served as the founding president and CEO of The Water Council since March 2010. Under Mr. Amhaus’ leadership The Water Council has received numerous international and national economic development and leadership awards. His diverse, forty-year background in multiple sectors encapsulates a wide-range of expertise in government relations, branding, fundraising, economic development and non-profit management in Washington, D.C. and Madison, Wisconsin.

Scott Goldstein has pioneered digital strategy and technology for top political campaigns and progressive causes around the world. In 2016, Mr. Goldstein helped lead Bernie Sanders’ online fundraising, digital advertising, email, website, mobile, video, photography, social media graphics and more - raising $220 million online and achieving new records of young voter support. In 2008, Mr. Goldstein was the External Online Director for the Obama for America Presidential campaign.

Michael B. Jones is Founder and President of both TMA BlueTech and TMA Foundation. Mr. Jones is also a managing partner of SubSeaSail, as well as the Founder and President of ProFinance Associates, Inc., a boutique broker-dealer firm focused on corporate finance and M&A. He is an ex-officio Board member of the Maritime Museum of San Diego and a member of the Board of Governors of the Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (SCCOOS). Mr. Jones has sat on a number of corporate Boards of Directors including one American Stock Exchange company.

Over the last 18 years, Ms. Burdick has developed and managed all aspects of grassroots fundraising, target marketing and stakeholder engagement. From her time at EMILY’s List as a Direct Marketing Assistant to serving as the Director of Marketing and Merchandising for President Barack Obama’s 2008 and 2012 campaigns, Ms. Burdick has raised more than $1.1 billion. Meaghan’s experience also includes serving from 2009 to 2011 as Deputy Chief of Staff and White House Liaison under Administrator Karen Mills at the U.S. Small Business Administration. Meaghan launched Burdick Consulting Group in early 2013, and has a variety of clients which include political campaigns, charities, foundations as well as private businesses.

Felicia Marcus is an attorney/consultant who has served in positions in government, the nonprofit world, and the private sector. She is also a member of the Water Policy Group. In government, Ms. Marcus was most recently Chair of the State Water Resources Control Board, with responsibility for drinking water, water quality, and water rights. Prior to that, Felicia headed the Los Angeles Department of Public Works dealing with wastewater, recycling, stormwater and other environmental issues. In the non-profit world, she was the Western Director for the Natural Resources Defense Council and the EVP/COO of the Trust for Public Land.

George Rakis is a nationally recognized political strategist and organizer with over 20 years of political management experience. Mr. Rakis previously had served as the National Director of the Climate Action Campaign, a project of the Partnership Project’s Clean Air Defense Campaign.

Will Sarni is an internationally recognized thought leader on water strategy and innovation. He has authored numerous books and articles and presented on: the value of water, innovations in digital water technology, the circular economy, and the energy-water-food nexus. He has been a water strategy advisor to private and public-sector enterprises and NGOs for his entire career.

Charles Sell served for 21 years as a principal in a Nashville, TN-based private equity firm. Mr. Sell has also served as a Director on the Boards of four privately held middle market companies. Prior positions include Director of Equity Research at Wiley Brothers-Aintree Capital, LLC and Vice President, Municipal Finance, at J.C. Bradford Co.

Travis Loop has over 20 years of experience in strategic communications, public outreach, and media, with a focus on water and environmental issues. He is currently director of communications at the Water Environment Federation. He previously directed water communications at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Chesapeake Bay Program, served as speechwriter for the Governor of Hawaii, and worked as a newspaper reporter and editor.

Sanjiv Sinha has spent the last two decades helping execute innovative transactions and leading water infrastructure/resources projects. Currently he serves as a Board Member at the Delta Institute, a Chicago-based innovator; and as a Board Member and SVP at Environmental Consulting & Technology, Inc. (ECT), a national consulting firm.

Bryan Stubbs currently serves as the President and Executive Director of the Cleveland Water Alliance (CWA). Before joining CWA, Mr. Stubbs led technology-based economic development projects including as Managing Director of the Oberlin Project, Director of Entrepreneurship at the Chicago Westside Entrepreneurship Center, a partnership program of the Illinois Dept. of Commerce, University of Illinois and Chicago Community Ventures, and as Founder of Symbiotic Ventures.

Michael Likosky is a preeminent expert in public private partnerships (P3s). He has served as an expert to international organizations; federal, state and local governments; and US Senators. Mr. Likosky has written five books on infrastructure investment including three with Cambridge University Press. He holds a DPhil in Law from Oxford University.