Hank Habicht

Quantified Ventures Advisory Committee Member

Managing Co-Founder, Water Finance Exchange

Hank oversees all activities of the Water Finance Exchange (WFX), including partnership-building, developing the investment pipeline, and establishing the governance and investment process.

Hank’s career has included leadership positions at the U.S. Department of Justice as Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Environment and Natural Resources Division, and at the U.S. EPA as Chief Operating Officer. He also served as a Principal at Global Water 2020 and as Managing Director of the U.S. Water Partnership.

He has served as Senior Vice President in charge of acquisitions and other divisions of Safety-Kleen, a billion-dollar environmental service company, and as Partner in SAIL Capital Partners. He has also held positions and started ventures in the for-profit environmental arena, including as VP of William D. Ruckelshaus Associates, which co-managed the successful Environmental Venture Fund, and as Co-Founder of Capital E, LLC, a strategic consultancy for emerging renewable energy products and technologies.

He has also served on numerous Boards, including as Chair of the Board of WaterHealth International. He serves on the Board of the Global Water Challenge and has served on the Board of the U.S. Water Alliance and the U.S. Water Partnership. He has served on the Advisory Boards of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. In 1991, the U.S. EPA awarded him with the Total Quality Leadership Award, and in 2009 he received the national Richard Mellon Award for Environmental Stewardship. Hank holds a BA with High Honors from Princeton University and a JD from the University of Virginia.