Nathan, “Nate” Allen joined TMWA as Director of Natural Resources on January 8, 2024. In 2014, Allen became the founding Executive of WaterStart, an association of water agencies dedicated to accelerating the adoption of water technology. Under his leadership, WaterStart grew from its roots in Nevada to deploy innovative solutions to benefit 30+ million people with members across three continents. Prior to this, Allen led cleantech research and development for the University of Arizona Biosphere 2 after being part of an early solar start-up company. Allen grew up in rural Iowa, without clean drinking water in his home, and is still involved in managing the family farm. Today, he and his three kids love spending time out of doors across the Eastern Sierra and Great Basin.