Academy Award winner Matt Damon is an actor, screenwriter, producer and humanitarian, who has garnered international acclaim for his work both on- and off-screen.

Inspired during international travel with his family throughout Mexico and Guatemala as a youth, Matt has long been devoted to environmental and social issues. Learning about the immense challenges of accessing safe water and sanitation in Sub-Saharan Africa, Matt decided to create the H20 Africa Foundation. In 2009, he teamed up with Gary White to join their organizations to form Water.org. In 2017, they launched WaterEquity, an impact investment manager dedicated to ending the global water crisis.

For his work as Co-founder of Water.org and WaterEquity, Matt has been named to TIME magazine’s list of the world’s 100 most influential people, awarded the Fulbright Prize for International Understanding, and honored with the World Economic Forum Crystal Award. Matt’s active participation in his organizations’ work, including site visits to multiple countries, strategy development, advocacy, and high-level meetings with institutions like the World Bank and the World Economic Forum over the past decade, has positioned him as one of the world’s experts on water and sanitation issues.