Global Water Initiative

Global Water Initiative - People

The GWI Team

A Pan-University Approach: The GWI's Strength Is Its People

The greatest strength of the Global Water Initiative at UVA is its people — a broad coalition of University leaders, academics and researchers. With more than 25 UVA professors contributing their expertise across fields including architecture, business, economics, engineering, environmental sciences, history, law, leadership and public policy, and nursing, the GWI represents a unique, pan-University collaboration that is unique at both UVA and among academic water research centers.

Supporting Deans

Scott Beardsley

Scott Beardsley

Dean, Darden School of Business

Ila Berman

Ila Berman

Dean, School of Architecture

Leadership Team

Peter Debaere

Peter Debaere

Executive Director, Darden School of Business

Teresa Culver

Teresa Culver

Director of Programs, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Michael Pace

Michael Pace

Director of Research, Department of Environmental Sciences

April Ballard

April Ballard

Center for Global Health

Supporting Faculty 

There are 25 faculty members affiliated with the initiative from the College of Arts and Sciences (Economics, Environmental Science, History), the Darden School of Business, the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the Batten School of Public Policy, the Law School, the School of Nursing and the School of Architecture.