Associate Partner, Dalberg Global Development Advisors
Couton applies entrepreneurial solutions to social and environmental challenges. Currently,
he leads Dalberg's water and sanitation work out of Mumbai. His work focuses primarily on expanding access to water and sanitation in partnership with development institutions, multinational corporations, and entrepreneurs.
Previously, as CEO of Naandi Water, the largest operator of community water systems in India, he managed 500 decentralized water treatment plants in five Indian states, making safe water available to 2.1 million people, primarily rural poor. Earlier, Couton ran the Acumen Fund’s global water and agriculture portfolios, and advised governments on public sector management strategies for McKinsey & Company.
