John Ikeda is the Chief Mission Officer for Water Environment Federation (WEF), a leading member association for the water sector, representing over 31,000 water professionals around the world. Mr. Ikeda is responsible for WEF’s portfolio of technical programs and volunteer expert communities. A global expert on finance, policy, and regulation for water, he was previously Practice Leader for water at Castalia, a strategy consulting firm for the infrastructure sectors. At Castalia, he led the development of national water sector strategies for several countries, and advised on the design of two large infrastructure funds. Mr. Ikeda also worked in the World Bank’s Global Water Practice, where his focus was on private investment in water infrastructure . He holds a masters’ degree in economics and public policy from Harvard University, as well as an MBA in finance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.