Colleague and friend F. Mark Modzelewski has founded the Water Innovations Alliance (WIA), a new industry association focused on developing new funding, reducing regulatory barriers, increasing collaboration and raising awareness for cutting-edge water technologies and the problems they solve.
The WIA will serve as a platform to improve awareness and collaboration between large companies, engineering firms, universities, utilities, start-ups, NGOs and governments — exposing all key stakeholders to new water technologies, innovations and prospects. Whether the developments be in materials, IT, engineering, financing or public policy, the Alliance will spotlight the developments and provide best practices across the spectrum of the water industry.
Mark has launched several successful venture funds based in the U.S. and Europe. In 2002, he co-founded the Nanotechology Business Alliance and has consulted leading technology companies including Yahoo!, Pixas, and Mastercard. I had a chance to work with Mark as colleagues in the NY office of Golin/Harris, a strategic PR firm.
