Ryan Phillips-Page serves as Founder and CEO of Operation Water, and Co-Founder and Board Member of Terra Firma, a registered Canadian charity which has partnered with Operation Water to develop water infrastructure projects in developing countries.  He also sits on the board of directors of the Club of Florence, promoting actionable policy for the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Additionally, Ryan is an Advisor to Latin American Leadership Academy, which promotes sustainable economic development and strengthens democratic governance in Latin America by developing and connecting a new generation of principled and socially innovative leaders, and to African Leadership for Infrastructure, which seeks to have a community of African Leaders who will work together in developing sustainable practices and green technology solutions that will position African infrastructure for social inclusivity and thriving economies.

Prior to founding Operation Water, Ryan was Founder and CEO of RPP Capital Projects and Finance (Pty) Ltd, a business development consultancy that sources and structures financing solutions for power and water infrastructure projects in Sub-Saharan Africa. In this capacity, he has travelled extensively across Sub-Saharan Africa to meet with Presidents, Ministers, Governors, Director Generals of utilities, and African businessmen to discuss the strategic infrastructure priorities of many African nations.

Previously, Ryan served as Director of Facilities and Operations at African Leadership Academy, a world class pan-African boarding high school located in Johannesburg, South Africa. He was African Leadership Foundation’s first staff member and assisted the Founders with networking and fundraising. Prior to moving to South Africa to help launch African Leadership Academy, he served as Vice President of Business Development and Sales at IntellectSpace Corporation, a Seattle-based technology company that serves investment banks, hedge funds, foundations, and law firms.

Ryan started his career in New York City as an Analyst in the Investment Banking Division of Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. He graduated with honors from Boston College’s Undergraduate Carroll School of Management with a concentration in Finance.