Co-Founder and Director, Circle of Blue, the internationally recognized centre for original frontline reporting, research and analysis on water resource issues and the water-food-energy-climate nexus. Creator of the AI-powered Perception Reality Engine™ for water risk, foresight, and intelligence.

Member, Global Futures Council on the Energy Nexus, World Economic Forum. Past member, Global Futures Council on the Environment and Natural Resource Security and New Vision for Agriculture Leadership Network; Past Vice-Chairman, Global Agenda Council on Water Security.

Recipient, Rockefeller Foundation Centennial Innovation Award. Fellow, Explorers Club. Steering committee, CSIS Water Security Initiative. Graduate (Hons) in American Studies, and MSJ, Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University.