Our Story
Imagine the feeling of having 10 seconds left to live before you die. On August 23, 2017, I was driving down a state road in Northern Colorado and was hit head on by a tractor trailer going 60mph. As my life flashed before my eyes, what crossed my mind was a question: “what have I actually done to help the world I’m leaving behind?” In my mind, everything I held onto at death were the moments in my life where I was altruistic. Nothing else really mattered.
After the collision, the van was completely totaled, but I walked away without even a bruise; I had a second chance to give it my best shot. And so, the Powwater journey began.
I started to think about what I could do for others, and quickly learned about the power of water. Access to clean water is the foundation for positive change, improving health, education, women’s rights, and economic opportunity. Yet today, billions of people lack sustainable safe water. It’s an exponentially growing global problem, from the Foothills of the Himalaya, to right here in the American West. By 2025 two-thirds of humanity will live in water scarce regions.
This is why we created Powwater: to bring communities in need the most powerful tool for sparking transformative growth - WATER!
-Jack Hartpence, CEO & Co-Founder
Our Values
Transparency- Sustainability
- Altruism
Meet Our Team
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Jack Hartpence
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Jackson, WY, USA
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Ellie O’Neill
Co-Founder & Chief Financial Officer
Jackson, WY, USA
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Harrison Fitz
Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer
San Diego, CA, USA
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Andrew Mullen
Co-Founder & Product Engineer
Jackson, WY, USA
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Kuukua Eshun
Creative Director
Columbus, OH, USA
Accra, Ghana -
Will Munford
Art Director
Jackson, WY, USA
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Steph Sherman
Director of Brand Strategy
New York, NY, USA
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Ami Diane
Director of Marketing
University of Pennsylvania, PA, USA
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Nick Giannasca
General Counsel Partner @ Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
New York, NY, USA
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Shazeeb M Khairul Islam
Advisory Board
Founder @ YY Goshti
Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Dannie Quilitzsch
Advisory Board
Chairlady of the Supervisory Board @ Viva con Agua de Sankt Pauli e.V.
Co-Founder @ Viva con Agua CaliforniaHamburg, Germany
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Michael Fritz
Advisory Board
Co-Founder @ Viva con Agua
Hamburg, Germany
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Tanzeem Noor
Head of Growth @ YY Goshti
Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Tim Neville
Advisory Board
COO Impact Water
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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Mark Turgesen
Impact Water Country Director, Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya
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Zacch Akinyemi
Impact Water Country Director, Nigeria
Lagos, Nigeria
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Ernst Bruderer
Advisory Board
Chair @ Vistage International, Owner / Chair @ Burka Selian Coffee Estate Arusha (Tanzania)Hilton Head, SC, USA
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Jeff Sherman
Advisory Board
President of Sales & Production @ Reunited ClothingNew York, NY, USA
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Hilda Batayneh
Advisory Board
Executive Creative Director @ Reunited ClothingNew York, NY, USA
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Wayne Turner
Advisory Board
CEO @ Odyssey SensorsJackson, WY, USA
