Ebie Holst

Ebie Holst has been focused on water-related market trends and technologies since 2009, identifying key water-related challenges, commercial assets and innovation opportunities relevant to markets around the world. Founder and CEO of SplashLink, an online marketplace and market intelligence hub for the water industry (acquired by Toronto-based WatrHub), Ebie Holst served as Interim CEO for Jet, Inc., a wastewater treatment solutions company in Cleveland and has worked closely with Cleveland Water Alliance on strategic initiatives in innovation and economic development.

A Price Waterhouse and 12-year Silicon Valley veteran in information technology, as well as a seasoned consultant and navigator of the start-up landscape, Ebie has worked in both information and clean technology, and brings over 25 years of management and practical experience in the strategic design and launch of new business models and alliance initiatives across multiple sectors and global industries. Within the water industry, Ebie has been tapped as an advisor and speaker on water issues, opportunities, trends and technical considerations by organizations including The White House and Brown, Gibbons Lang & Company, as well as water-intensive industry stakeholders such as Oil & Gas. In addition to industry speaking engagements on innovation, market intelligence, smart water and regional water challenges.

In addition to consulting in management and technology, Ebie has served on the Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC) for the U.S. Department of Commerce on global markets for water and wastewater technologies, and is a graduate of The University of Michigan.