George Greene, III

Executive Chair of the Board, Co-Founder of GWC and Water Mission

As the Co-Founder and Executive Chair of the Global Water Center, Dr. Greene oversees the strategic direction of the Global Water Center and is actively involved in strategic planning and the day-to-day development of Global Water Center initiatives. In 1981, Dr. Greene founded General Engineering Laboratories, which he led to become one of the largest privately-held environmental laboratories in the United States. After learning about the global water crisis, Dr. Greene and his wife Molly founded Water Mission, a Christian engineering nonprofit which has brought technical excellence to the safe water sector for over twenty years. Dr. Greene is deeply involved in the life of St. Phillips Church in Charleston, SC, and enjoys flying aircraft and spending time with his family.