photo by Michael Sexton
Jeff co-founded Aquaya in 2005 following an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellowship at the Office of the Global Change Research Program the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, where he was awarded a Bronze Medal for his work on drinking water in response to the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami.
Jeff has worked in the water field for 15 years, on issues ranging from water reclamation and efficiency in irrigated agriculture to hydrologic cycle aspects of climate change.
At Aquaya, Jeff has led efforts on improving the delivery of water- related goods and services, including our work in understanding the influences on end-user adoption of water innovations among low-income populations.
Jeff holds degrees from Brown and Yale Universities. From 2002 to 2004, he held a joint faculty appointment with the Center for Environmental Studies and the Department of Geological Sciences at Brown University. He was also a Visiting Scholar at Brown’s Watson Institute of International Studies during that time.