Advisory Board

The power of collaboration and expert guidance is crucial in any industry.

Building a strong ecosystem of advisors that is complementary to the KETOS team design is essential to our success. As this becomes an inherent part of our DNA both the KETOS team and our customers benefit as a result.

Scientific Advisory

Dr. Upmanu Lall

Dr. Upmanu Lall

Director, Columbia Water Center

Alan and Carol Silberstein Professor of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering & Engineering Mechanics.

Research Areas: Hydroclimatology, nonlinear dynamics, and applied statistics; Natural hazards, water systems, and risk management; Water technologies for developing countries.

Dr. Laura Johnson

Dr. Laura Johnson

Director, National Center for Water Quality Research, Heidelberg University

Research Areas: Water quality, freshwater biogeochemistry, coupled biogeochemical cycles

Dr. Paul Westerhoff

Dr. Paul Westerhoff

Regent Professor and Fulton Chair of Environmental Engineering, Arizona State University

Ph.D., PE, BCEE is a Regent Professor and Fulton Chair of Environmental Engineering at Arizona State University and an expert in water quality and treatment associated with drinking water and wastewater reclamation.

Strategic Advisory

Will Sarni

Will Sarni is the founder and CEO of Water Foundry a water strategy consultancy. He is also the CEO of the Colorado River Basin Fund, the first placed-based water technology venture fund in the United States. He has been a sustainability and water strategy advisor to multinationals, water technology companies, investors, and non-governmental organizations.

Monica Ellis

Monica serves as CEO of Global Water Challenge (GWC), an action-oriented coalition of corporations, NGOs and other organizations committed to achieving universal access to clean water and sanitation, her leadership has enabled more than 2 million people in Africa, Central and Latin America and India to gain clean water access. Under her leadership, GETF and GWC have mobilized over $300 million for clean water access and community development efforts that today benefits over 8 million people.

Alanna Cotton

Alanna is a visionary leader with more than 25 years of experience leading CPG and technology enterprises with a strong track record of transforming businesses and accelerating performance.

She is the former President of Operations for Central and Eastern Europe at The Coca-Cola Company. She joined The Coca-Cola Company in 2020 as the Global Chief Marketing Officer (Still Beverages) and was responsible for the global product portfolio, brand stewardship and creation of brand platforms, and leading disruptive global innovation. She has also served in commercial leadership roles at Samsung, PepsiCo, and Proctor & Gamble.