Dr. Morris Israel is an expert in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) and water resources management with over 30 years of global experience managing and implementing rural water supply and sanitation, market-based sanitation, and WASH sector governance and institutional development activities for and on behalf of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Until recently, he served as Chief of Party for both phases of the USAID-funded WASH Partnerships and Learning for Sustainability (WASHPaLS) project. In this role, he managed a diverse, multidisciplinary team that successfully implemented community-led total sanitation, area-wide sanitation, market-based sanitation, hygienic environments, and menstrual health and hygiene in the workplace research activities in 20 countries in Africa and Asia. As Director of Tetra Tech’s Water Resources and Infrastructure Sector, he was responsible for the sector’s strategic direction, overseeing its activities and programs with a portfolio of over $150 million, managing technical staff, and providing technical expertise to field projects.

 

Prior to joining Tetra Tech, Morris worked with USAID for 10 years, where he served as team leader or member of multiple evaluation and design teams and managed a variety of environmental programs in the areas of watershed management, biodiversity conservation, cleaner production, trade-environment and water supply and sanitation. He has strong interpersonal and communication skills in English and Spanish. Morris received a Ph.D. in Water Resources Management from the University of California, Davis and Masters and Bachelor’s degrees in Civil Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University.