Dr. Yasmin Zaerpoor is the director of water equity and climate resilience at PolicyLink. Her team anchors and collaborates closely with the Water Equity and Climate Resilience Caucus, a national network of 80+ organizations, to collectively advance water justice and frontline climate resilience through federal policy advocacy, narrative change, leadership development, and movement building. Yasmin has taught courses on climate migration, water diplomacy, and environmental conflict at Boston College, and brings over a decade of experience working across sectors and countries on sustainable development and water security.

“The Water Foundation’s vision for the future deeply resonates with me. For years, I deeply appreciated how the Water Foundation showed up — not just as a funder, but as a thought partner and fellow collaborator — and how they facilitated timely strategy alignment discussions between implementing organizations and funders. I am proud to serve on the board of the Water Foundation, alongside people with diverse backgrounds and expertise and perspectives, to support the foundation-setting work of the Water Foundation.”