Thomas
Rooney is a managing partner at RCI
Consulting, where he advises clients
on all facets of the global water
crisis with a particular emphasis on
critical water infrastructure
issues.
Prior to joining RCI Consulting, Mr.
Rooney was the President and CEO of
Insituform Technologies, Inc., a
plastics technology company that has
become the world’s largest water,
sewer and oil pipeline
rehabilitation company.
During his
tenure the company expanded its
operations to include sewer, oil and
drinking water technologies, while
also expanding the company into
Eastern Europe, Australia, China,
India, Malaysia, Mexico and various
other countries, ultimately
operating in 45 countries around the
world. |
Mr. Rooney currently serves on the
board of directors of the
International Centre for Democratic
Transition (ICDT www.icdt.hu) based
in Budapest, Hungary. Through his
involvement with the ICDT, Mr.
Rooney advises democratic
governments around the world on the
difficult challenges associated with
critical water shortages and failing
water infrastructure.Mr. Rooney
holds a civil engineering degree
from Cornell University and an MBA,
with a specialization in finance,
from The University of Chicago.
Mr. Rooney is the author of numerous
water and infrastructure-related
business commentaries in several
major publications including the New
York Times, the Boston Globe, the
Los Angeles Times, and the
Washington Times as well as frequent
appearances on national news
programs including NBC, CNBC,
Bloomberg, FOX News and NPR Radio. |
