Co-founder & Adviser

Geoff Revell has 20 years of combined experience in business development and entrepreneurship, water resource management, and water supply and sanitation.

He is the co-founder of WaterSHED, a leading actor in the WASH sector, recognized globally for its pioneering systems approach to make water, sanitation, and hygiene markets work better for everyone. WaterSHED sets a global benchmark for cost-effectiveness and sustainability in rural sanitation.

Geoff also serves as the Managing Director of WaterSHED’s group of social enterprises, including HappyTap Vietnam, HappyTap Bangladesh, and WaterSHED Ventures in Cambodia.

He previously worked at the World Bank Group on water sector projects in Cambodia, India, and in sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to that, Geoff spent four years on the start-up team at a software firm based in Canada, now a unit of CA, Inc.

He has consulted for various international organizations, including the International Finance Corporation and the Organization for American States, and presently serves on the investment committee of a large water infrastructure investment fund.

Geoff holds a business degree from the University of Calgary and a master’s degree in International Economics from Johns Hopkins University – SAIS in Washington, DC.