Board Member

Paul Fleming is the Founder of Water Value LLC, which advises startups and scaleups in the water and climate tech space and consults on climate resiliency and corporate water strategy for NGOs, utilities and companies. Previously Paul created and led the global water program for Microsoft where he was responsible for establishing the company's industry leading 2030 water positive commitment, sourcing and investing in 20 replenishment projects, helping to establish cross sector collaborations such as the Water Resilience Coalition and serving as the Limited Partner rep for the $100M Global Water Impact Fund. Before joining Microsoft Paul was Manager of the Climate Resiliency Group for the Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) where he established and directed SPU's climate change program and was responsible for developing and implementing SPU's climate adaptation and mitigation strategies and research agenda, assessing climate risks and establishing collaborative partnerships with other utilities and research organizations in the U.S. and internationally.

Paul has been an active participant in several national and international efforts focused on water, climate change and resilience. He is a boardmember of the Alliance for Global Water Adaptation and a former member of the US National Academy of Sciences Committee to Advise the US Global Change Research Program. He played a critical role in the 2013 U.S. National Climate Assessment (NCA), serving as a Convening Lead Author of the Water Resources chapter and a Lead Author of the Adaptation chapter.  He also served as Chair of the Water Utility Climate Alliance (WUCA), an alliance of ten U.S. water suppliers focused on providing leadership in assessing and adapting to the potential effects of climate change through collaborative action. He has a BA in Economics from Duke University and a MBA from the University of Washington.