World Water Race Mentor Directory

Any team that enters a project in the Race is eligible to participate in mentorship. When done right, mentorship can be a valuable addition to an Enactus team’s project. Mentors give students access to knowledge and experience that they otherwise would not have when making decisions and planning. In addition to being a rewarding and valuable experience for students, mentorship benefits the mentor by allowing them to give back and engage with young, innovative leaders who are driven to create sustainable impact.
World Water Race provides an opportunity for Enactus teams to receive mentorship from business leaders. Use the directory below to explore mentors by company and expertise. If you would like to connect to a mentor, send an email to waterrace@enactus.org and include your team name and the mentor(s) you would like to connect with. Enactus will review requests and do our best to make connections when possible. We will contact you directly if a connection can be made. Once a mentor has been identified, the Project Leader and mentor will receive a connection email. It is then up to students and their mentor to set a mentor session. Mentor sessions should be productive, collaborative meetings that take place in 30 minutes or less. The Mentor Session Agenda will help keep you on track.
Please review the Mentorship Guidelines for complete information on this opportunity and expectations.
Adam Bates
- Investment Associate
- XPV Water Partners
- Toronto, Canada
Adam is on the XPV investment team and is responsible for deal origination and due diligence functions needed to find and invest in great companies in the water sector. Adam enjoys supporting entrepreneurs in achieving their vision and growth objectives through his work at XPV.
Skills:
Accounting/Finances
Business Analysis/Strategy
Business Planning/Development
Data Management/Analysis
Environmental Resource Management
Infrastructure
Sustainability
Water Management
Tom Howell
- Investment Associate
- XPV Water Partners
- Toronto, Canada
Tom Howell joined XPV Water Partners in 2017 as an Investment Associate. His advisory experience helps provide strategic and execution support for the XPV team when collaborating with entrepreneurs on partnership opportunities. Prior to joining XPV, Tom was in the Mergers & Acquisitions Investment Banking Group at Evercore, based in New York City. While at Evercore, Tom was involved in several completed transactions across a variety of industries and focused primarily on Industrial companies.
Skills:
Business Analysis/Strategy
Business Planning/Development
Heramb Ramachandran
- CFO
- XPV Water Partners
- Toronto, Canada
“Roll-up your sleeves” finance leader with more than 14 years of progressive experience in strategy, finance and operations. Builder of scalable back and middle offices for both global FIs and high growth, start-up ventures. Lived and worked in the US, Singapore and Australia.
Skills:
Accounting/Finances
Adam Hamovitch
- Talent Principal
- XPV Water Partners
- Toronto, Canada
I have recently joined XPV as the Talent Principal, which is a net new role. I have a background in Talent, spanning consulting roles at both large and small firms, as well as various Talent-focused roles within banking.
Skills:
Business Analysis/Strategy
Data Management/Analysis
Human Resources