The Make Water Work Podcast - Episode 32 Featuring Damian Georgino

Episode 32: Damian Georgino - Rethinking Water

Water is the one infrastructure you cannot live without — and it got a D-minus rating from the American Society of Civil Engineers. In this episode, we sit down with Damian Georgino, Partner at global law firm Dentons and a 30-year veteran of the water industry, to talk about why everything you think you know about water is wrong — starting with the tap.

Damian shares his journey from selling water businesses for Alcoa under Paul O'Neill to joining the early days of US Filter and how water captured him for good. We explore the trillion-dollar global water market, the shift from centralized to decentralized water systems (and what that means for your business), the massive water demands of AI data centers and chip plants, and why private capital may be the only path forward for America's crumbling water infrastructure.

Whether you're an investor, a water professional, or just someone who turns on a faucet every day — this conversation will change how you see water forever.