ABOUT WENDY
Wendy J. Pabich, Ph.D.
Founder and president of Water Futures, Wendy brings more than thirty years of experience in the water sector as a scientist and policy expert. She has a rare breadth and depth of understanding of the scientific, technological, political, regulatory, and financial aspects of water. She gives her clients incisive strategic analysis of risk and opportunity so they can make informed water decisions and ensure their water security.
Her work includes leading the scientific strategy behind a challenge to $500 million in water rights in Idaho’s Snake River Basin Adjudication, serving as strategic water advisor to the Mayor of Ketchum, helping launch a U.S. Geological Survey study of the Wood River Valley’s groundwater, leading MIT’s evaluation of five proposed hydroelectric dams in Chilean Patagonia, and preparing a Fortune 500 company’s executives for a water crisis.
Wendy has taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Sierra Institute, and is the author of Taking on Water: How One Water Expert Challenged Her Inner Hypocrite, Reduced Her Water Footprint (without Sacrificing a Toasty Shower), and Found Nirvana. She holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering (hydrology and biogeochemistry) and a master’s in Urban Studies and Planning from MIT; an M.S. in Geology from Duke University; and a B.A. in Geography from Dartmouth College. She also holds a 40-hour certificate in Dispute Mediation from Harvard Law School.
Wendy was an inaugural member of the Blaine County Land, Water and Wildlife Levy Advisory Board and has managed the program under contract since 2019. She has served as Water Advisor to the Sun Valley Institute for Resilience and was a member of the International Women’s Forum.
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