Chris Smith Named Chief Operating Officer at WestWater Research
WestWater Research, a leading firm specializing in water market intelligence and financial analysis, proudly announces the appointment of Chris Smith as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO). With an extensive background in business operations and strategic management, Smith brings a wealth of experience and a dynamic leadership style to the esteemed team at WestWater. Smith […]
WestWater Welcomes Chief Growth Officer Chris Smith
WestWater is thrilled to announce the addition of Chris Smith as the Chief Growth Officer! Chris will lead business development, capture, and organic and inorganic growth efforts with a focus on driving growth and increasing the impact and reach of WestWater. “We are excited to expand our management team with the addition of a chief […]
WestWater Welcomes Research Associate Amanda Long
WestWater is proud to announce the addition of Amanda Long as Research Associate! Based in our Phoenix office, Amanda’s focus will be economics and valuation analysis, water rights transactions research, market analysis, policy analysis, econometric and financial modeling, and water supply assessments. Amanda says she is excited to join the WestWater team, “I look […]
WestWater Welcomes Research Associate Alan Becker
WestWater is thrilled to announce the addition of Alan Becker as a Research Associate based in Sacramento, California. Alan’s charter with WestWater includes support for water rights valuations, water supply risk analyses, water market research, and various project management in California, Washington, and Arizona. In addition to the analysis and consulting work, Alan creates educational […]
WestWater Welcomes Summer Associates in California, Arizona and Colorado
WestWater is excited to announce our largest class of summer associates! These five talented individuals will spend three months in WestWater’s summer associate program, gaining direct experience in water market transactions and water resource finance and investments through challenging project-focused opportunities. Ben Asperheim asperheim@waterexchange.com Based in WestWater’s Sacramento, California office Ben is a student at […]
WestWater Welcomes Research Associate Jack Carpenter
WestWater is thrilled to announce the addition of Jack Carpenter as an associate based in Fort Collins, Colorado. “Jack’s expertise in water rights economics and valuation analyses will be an invaluable resource for our clients,” says WestWater Research CEO Clay Landry. “We are excited to welcome Jack to the WestWater team.” His current projects at […]
Audrey Arnao Named Senior Associate
WestWater is proud to announce that Audrey Arnao has been promoted to Senior Associate. “Audrey is an incredible asset to the WestWater team. She has worked diligently over the past five years to develop expertise in both the California and Arizona water markets while providing an outstanding level of service to WestWater’s clients,” said WestWater […]
Brett Bovee Named Newest WestWater Principal
Brett Bovee has been named WestWater’s newest Principal effective January 1, 2023. Brett joined WestWater Research in 2015 after 11 years in water resources engineering practice. He built up the Colorado office and WestWater’s presence in the intermountain region while serving as the company’s Rocky Mountain Regional Director until 2022 when he was promoted to […]
WestWater Welcomes Director of Waterlitix Bronwyn Bradbury
WestWater is thrilled to announce the addition of Bronwyn Bradbury as the Director of Waterlitix! Based in Santa Barbara, California, Bronwyn will coordinate water market research and manage WestWater’s internal database of water right transactions. The Waterlitix database is the largest and most comprehensive database of water right transactions. The database has over 25,000 transactions […]
MEET THE TEAM: Senior Associate Todd Gaston
Todd Gaston is a Senior Associate at WestWater Research and is based in Denver, Colorado. Todd leads water rights valuations projects in Utah, Washington, and Arizona. In addition to assisting Arizona municipalities in estimating the cost of water resources acquisitions, Todd also conducts ability-to-pay analysis for several California irrigation districts for water infrastructure improvement costs. […]