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Audacious. Intentional.
Multidisciplinary.

We are

Water From Air.

Meet the Team

The Water From Air Team

Water From Air is built by a team of technologists who draw expertise from a variety of cutting‑edge industries.

…such as spaceflight, electric vehicles, sustainable energy systems, defense, and robotics—from top universities including Caltech, Cornell, Harvey Mudd, Boston University, the University of New South Wales, ETH Zurich, the University of Michigan, USC, Harvard, and more.

We’re audacious, fun‑loving, scrappy, and on a mission to provide an abundant source of water for all.

Partner colleges
Tom McGovern
Tom McGovern
Chief Executive Officer
BS, MBA
Priyanka Kompella
Priyanka Kompella
Chief Operating Officer
BS Mechanical Engineering
Makoto Nara
Makoto Nara
Research & Development
BS Mechanical Engineering
Chris Gregory
Chris Gregory
Product Design
BS Mechanical Engineering
Andrew Fortus
Andrew Fortus
Build & Manufacturing
BE Aerospace Engineering
Kasey Adams
Kasey Adams
Automation & Simulation
BS Mechanical Engineering
Madeline Pearce
Madeline Pearce
Materials Prototyping
BA Journalism
Alex Nikolian
Alex Nikolian
Test Engineering
BS Physics
Linda Yun
Linda Yun
Sourcing
BA Operations
Clayton Weirick
Clayton Weirick
Business Development
MBA
Founders
Bill Gross
Bill Gross
Founder & Advisor
BS Engineering
Andrea Pedretti
Andrea Pedretti
Co-founder & Advisor
Advisors
Sevan Chanakian
Sevan Chanakian
Materials Science
PhD Chemical Engineering
James Lattner
James Lattner
Advisor
PhD Chemical Engineering