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This list showcases the top California based COO’ operating in the Water space. If you think a COO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Theodore Goldin
COO of Hint
San Francisco-based Hint produces all natural essence waters, with no sweeteners and nothing artificial. As COO, Theo Goldin brings operational and legal expertise to the day-to-day business management of Hint, which he runs with his wife, Kara Goldin, founder and CEO. Theo Goldin started his career in Cambridge, Massachusetts, as a technical consultant. A graduate of New York University School of Law, Goldin has worked with both startups and established technology leaders as a business and technology attorney. He eventually redirected his energies to entrepreneurial opportunities, consulting for a number of privately-owned businesses.
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About Hint: Hint is a beverage startup that produces natural flavored unsweetened essence water.
Kevin Mukai
COO of Hohonu
Kevin’s passion lies in the fusion between Engineering and Business. You can find him analyzing and predicting technology trends in his spare time.
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About Hohonu: Hohonu is a technology company that offers solutions to save coastal communities.
Pete Stanga
Chief Operating Officer of Pacific Institute
Pete Stanga is the Chief Operating Officer at Pacific Institute. He has two decades of experience in leadership roles with international non-profits. Before joining the Institute, Stanga worked in the fields of Human Rights and International Development, focusing much of his career on increasing the quantity and quality of funding for locally run initiatives in the global South. He served as Executive Director of Grantmakers without Borders, International Development Exchange, The Foundation for Sustainable Development, and Peace Brigades International/USA. In these capacities, Stanga championed models of effective support for community-based development initiatives in Africa, Asia and Latin America. In addition, he coordinated projects with displaced populations in former-Yugoslavia with the Anti-War Campaign of Croatia, and a United Nations Social Reconstruction project in Bosnia. He earned a M.P.A. from Columbia University, and a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley
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About Pacific Institute: Pacific Institute conducts research and policy analysis in the areas of environment, sustainable development, and international security.
Ryan Janoch
COO & Founder of Mapistry
Ryan is an engineer, carpenter, cook, and backpacker. Before Mapistry, Ryan spent ten years in the civil engineering and construction industries. Ryan is a licensed professional engineer (PE) in California and has a MS in Civil Engineering from the University of Maryland
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About Mapistry: BI for Industrial EHS Teams
William Moniz
COO of Serene Sensors
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About Serene Sensors: Serene Sensors Inc. is a developer of innovative water quality analyzers for the consumer market.