Aspen Ideas Festival

Joel Achenbach has been a staff writer for The Washington Post since 1990. He started the newsroom’s first online column in 1999 and the paper’s first blog, Achenblog, in 2005. Now assigned to the Post’s national desk, he writes on science and politics and helped cover the... Read More →

Sylvia Lee is the water manager for Skoll Global Threats. She has over a decade of experience in the water sector and most recently worked as a water resources specialist for the South Asia Region of the World Bank based in Kathmandu, Nepal. Her work at the World Bank focused on... Read More →

Steven J. McCormick is the president and a trustee of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. He was previously president and CEO of The Nature Conservancy (TNC), where he served in that capacity from 2001 to 2007. As president, he led the organization into becoming a truly global... Read More →

Gary White is co-founder and CEO of Water.org. His entrepreneurial vision has driven innovations in the way water and sanitation projects are delivered and financed for the poor. White pioneered Water.org’s WaterCredit initiative, blending microfinance with water and sanitation... Read More →