Will is a globally recognized leader in water strategy and technology innovation. He was ranked as Worth Magazine Worthy 100 for 2022, a Key Player Pressuring Businesses to Care About Water, and one of the Top 15 Interviews In Smart Water Magazine in 2019. Will is a visionary leader in ...more

Will is a globally recognized leader in water strategy and technology innovation. He was ranked as Worth Magazine Worthy 100 for 2022, a Key Player Pressuring Businesses to Care About Water, and one of the Top 15 Interviews In Smart Water Magazine in 2019. Will is a visionary leader in corporate water strategy, technology innovation, and technology investing, He has over two decades of global experience making an impact. Will is a recognized pioneer who established a sustainability strategy, over twenty years ago, that provided water, climate, and energy solutions to global companies. He was managing director at Deloitte Consulting, where he established and led the water strategy practice; and was the founder and CEO of DOMANI, a sustainability strategy firm that was acquired by Deloitte. Will serves as a board member and advisor to global water technology companies, corporations, and investors. Will is in high demand for bringing an innovative view on how to challenge the status quo and create significant revenue-generating and cost-saving business value by deploying water strategies. Will is also the founder and general partner of Water Foundry Ventures, focused on technology solutions that address water challenges at the intersection of agriculture, energy, and climate change. Will is the co-host of the podcast, The Stream with Will and Tom, and also the Host of Distilled by Qatium. He was the Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board for the WAITRO Global Water Innovation Summit 2020 and was on the Scientific Program Committee for Stockholm World Water Week from 2013 through 2019. Will’s advisory work includes the 2020 X-PRIZE (Infinity Water Prize); a Bold Visioneer for the 2016 X-PRIZE Safe Drinking Water Team; and a Technical Advisor for the Climate Bonds Initiative: Nature-Based Solutions for Climate and Water Resilience. Will is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Water Security; and is a board member of the Rocky Mountain Rowing Club. Will has authored numerous books, journals, and articles, including the author of: ● Water, I Wonder (Sarni, W and Dunnigan, T., Outskirts Press, September 2022) ● Digital Water: New Technologies for a More Resilient, Secure and Equitable Water Future (Routledge, 2021) ● Water Stewardship and Business Value: Creating Abundance from Scarcity (Sarni, W., and Grant, D., Routledge 2018) ● Water Tech – A Guide to Investment, Innovation and Business Opportunities in the Water Sector (Sarni, W. and Pechet, T., Routledge 2013) ● Corporate Water Strategies (Earthscan 2011)less