Lew launched Nexus with the vision of bridging boundaries between people to solve three critical issues of our time: Water, Energy and Food. A former US Marine, he saw win–lose competition for finite resources fueling war and the linear economy. He believes win–win cooperation to transform to a circular economy can fuel future peace. Born and raised in South Africa, he holds a BSc (Political Science) from the US Naval Academy and MBA issued jointly by NYU Stern, HEC Paris and the London School of Economics.

Anthony is a scientist, inventor and global voice on water as a matter of national and regional security. A former Deputy Governor of the World Water Council, he advised Mikhail Gorbachev, SECDEF William Cohen, the Arab Water Security Strategy Working Group, and global resource and financial groups on resource security. He is the founder of the South African Water, Energy and Food Forum, and the African Water Issues Research Institute. He played a lead role in growing technology innovation ecosystems in South Africa following the Cold War.

Jeeten is a scientist, inventor and chemical engineer with deep expertise in developing integrated technology systems to manage complex industrial wastewater and hypersaline brine streams. He is the former CTO of NuWater, Director of the Crystalline & Precipitation Unit at the University of Cape Town, and member of the Steering Committee for the South African Water Research Commission. He holds a BSc and MSc (Chemical Engineering) from the University of Cape Town and is a widely published author on water topics.

Ravi is the Managing Partner of WFA Global Investments, specializing in multi-asset strategies including seed-funding and fostering early-stage technology innovation.
Previously, he was a Senior Managing Director at UBS IB and AIG. His expertise
spans alternative investments, structured portfolios, model governance and trading policy for commodities, including carbon credits. Ravi holds an integrated master’s degree from IIT-Kanpur, a PhD in Physics, and an MBA jointly issued from NYU Stern, HEC Paris and the London School of Economics. He is also a sponsored Wharton alumnus and holds CFA designation.

Vetrivel is the Global Director of Natural Resources for Nike. He was previously Global Program Leader for Water for Kimberly-Clark Corporation. Vetrivel is a globally recognized thought leader in the water sector. He has developed win-win outcomes with government ministries, regulators, public utilities, technology partners, scientists, and leaders within industry, academia and local communities across 60 countries and 6 continents.

Awais is a Venture Partner at GEM Group and former Entrepreneur in Residence with EMP Global and STC Fund. He previously worked with the White House and development community to devise a development financing framework for Africa, and with the US Dept of Energy to accelerate the commercialization of disruptive technologies from the National Research Labs. He is a former founding member of KPMG’s venture capital group.

William is the Chairman of Neurosphere Entertainment Inc, a Hollywood film company leveraging soft power to positively impact the US-China relationship. His prior roles include Chairman of ZBB Energy Corporation, Chairman of Vidyah Inc, CEO of Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates, and Chairman of Trade, Inc. He is also an honorary professor at Tsinghua University in China.