Virginia Newton-Lewis
Virginia is responsible for project development and follow-up within the Foundation’s Water & Development portfolio.
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| Curriculum Vitae | |
| 2025 – | Head of Programme, Water and Development, Grundfos Foundation |
| 2023-2025 | Director of Water Sustainability, Grundfos |
| 2022-2022 | International Policy Manager – Net Zero, Our 2050 World, British Standards Institution |
| 2018-2022 | Senior Policy Analyst, Water Security, WaterAid |
| 2015-2018 | Water Policy Analyst (Consultant), The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) |
| 2008-2010 | Water Consultant, Arup |
| 2006-2007 | Researcher, The Green Indian States Trust (GIST) |
| Education and training | |
| 2019 | Accelerate to 2030, Leadership Training (internal programme) |
| 2010-2015 | PhD in Water Resources and International Development, University of East Anglia, UK |
| 2007-2008 | MSc, Water Science, Policy and Management, University of Oxford |
| 2001-2005 | BA (Hons) and MSci, Natural Sciences (Physical), University of Cambridge |
| Appointments and positions of trust | |
| 2025- | Board Member, SIWI |
| 2020-2022 | Co-Chair, UK Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Network |
| 2022-2024 | Steering Group, Water Security Research Centre, University of East Anglia |
| Year of birth | |
| 1982 | |
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Virginia Newton-Lewis
Head of Water
Virginia is responsible for project development and follow-up within the Foundation’s Water & Development portfolio. Our aspiration is to increase societal resilience in relation to water challenges and the accelerating effects of climate change for people living in places where water is a challenge.