Adam Schechter
Chairman, President & CEO, Labcorp
Founders, Board & Team
Gary and Matt on a visit to see our work in India.
Our Board
We are fortunate to have such a dedicated and accomplished board of directors with a wide range of expertise. Together, they're helping Water.org change lives with safe water.
Andy Sareyan
Former CEO, Andrews McMeel Universal
Anil Arora
Board of Directors, Envestnet Inc and ConAgra Brands
Anne Finucane
Former Vice Chair and Chair of Bank of America Europe
Chris Torto
CEO, Ascenty
Gary White
CEO & Co-founder, Water.org and WaterEquity
Guru Gowrappan
President, Viasat
Hilary Schneider
Strategic Advisor to the Board of Directors and former CEO, Shutterfly
Jack Leslie
Former Chairman, Weber Shandwick
Julie Flynn
Director, Flynn Family Foundation
Kara Hurst
VP of Worldwide Sustainability, Amazon
Keith Quinn
Principal, Black Lamp Inc.
Larry Tanz
Vice President, Original Series, EMEA, Netflix
Lynn Taliento
Partner, Senior Advisor, McKinsey
Sara Xi
Chief Product Officer, Rubicon Carbon
Terry Trayvick
CEO & Founder, Level Five, LLC
Tony Stayner
Partner, Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund
Executive Team
Alongside CEO & Co-founder Gary White, our Executive Team oversees the day-to-day operations for our growing global organization and network of partners.
Regional Leaders
There would be no Water.org without our talented, passionate staff in the countries where we work. We have offices and staff members in Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Latin America.
Meet our regional leaders
Global Team
For more than 30 years, we've been bringing safe water and sanitation to families around the world. See the team of experts making it happen.
See our team members
Meet some of our team members
Andrea Shores
Senior Manager, Impact Operations
With a passion for strategy and impactful communications, Andrea provides business operations guidance and support to ensure the Global Impact team members across our four regions have the tools and resources to effectively fulfill their responsibilities. Andrea enjoys cooking, being near water, and discovering and experiencing new places.
“I love working with colleagues across the globe and seeing the impact they make on people's lives in the countries we operate.”
Abhishek Anand
Associate Director, Government Partnerships, South Asia
With a gift for connection, Abhishek leads collaboration with governments to work on policies, programs and projects to increase access to finance to WASH for people living in poverty. He is skilled at sarcasm and wit, has a passion for cooking and baking, and enjoys practicing nothingness.
“My work at Water.org presents me with a chance to enact meaningful and enduring transformations in the lives of individuals who have been marginalized from something as fundamental and vital as securing access to safe water and sanitation.”
