About me
Mike is the Program Manager of the 2030 Water Resources Group. 2030 WRG is a multi-donor trust fund, managed by the World Bank’s Global Water Practice. The fund advancesglobal water security through public private collaboration. We empower partners to tackle water risks that affect food, cities and ecosystems by providing strategy insights, facilitating partnerships and security financing for scalable solutions.
From 2018 to 2023, Mike ran the Water and Sanitation Utility of the City of Cape Town. He led the City’s response to the ‘day zero’ drought by implementing a strategy to achieve water security. Under Mike’s leadership, the Directorate was the first utility in Africa to join the LeadingUtilities of the World. Prior to 2018, Mike worked for the World Bank for 16 years. He joinedthrough the Young Professionals Program and worked as a water and sanitation specialistin Washington DC, New Delhi and Harare.