Team

Todd has over 25 years of executive experience in the sustainability and water sectors. He began his career as Head of Research and Development for Zodiac Pool Care Canada, developing and modifying water technologies generating over $250M in annual sales. He later founded Pool Value/BLU Leisure, a multichannel distributorship that established sales, service, and warranty infrastructures across the USA, UK, and Europe. Todd went on to hold leadership roles at Conserval Engineering, DBM Perfcon, and PowerON Energy, where his body of work placed him as a world leader in installed megawatts of building-integrated solar thermal. As a representative for the Canada and USA Solar Energy Industries Associations (CanSIA & SEIA), he was instrumental in writing and modifying renewable thermal incentive policy and published a thermal metering standard adopted nationwide.  Leading Voltea, Todd combines his sales-driven approach with deep technical and policy expertise to drive innovation in water sustainability. 

Johannes is a highly experienced technology manager and inventor with over 20 years of expertise in technology design and intellectual property creation. He has worked across various sectors, including energy, water, automotive, and healthcare, where he led teams to develop hundreds of patents. Johannes serves as an interim CTO, innovation coach, and professional troubleshooter for both SMEs and large enterprises. He studied at leading universities in Munich, earning a master’s degree in Technical Physics and a PhD in Human Biology. His leadership and innovation skills have made him a valuable asset in driving technological advancements.

Sebastian joined Voltea in 2018, and has held several roles in field service, product development and controls instrumentation. He led a team in commissioning the world’s largest CapDI installation in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, producing over a million liters of water daily. Today, Sebastian applies his five years of experience with CapDI technology to problem solving and ensuring the success of Voltea’s client installations. Sebastian holds a BS Mechanical Engineering from University of Arkansas. A native of Bolivia, Sebastian is fluent in Spanish, therefore plays a key role driving Voltea’s sales in Latin America and Mexico.

Stephen has over 30 years of experience as an analyst, banker, and senior executive in the investment banking industry across North America and Europe. He began his career at Alex Brown & Sons, where he founded their Environmental Services practice, covering sectors such as waste services, water treatment, and air pollution control. Stephen later joined Robertson Stephens to build out its special situations research practice, and then founded its international division in London, expanding operations to Munich and Tel Aviv. Stephen co-founded the technology-focused M&A firm Mooreland Partners, which was acquired by Stifel Financial in 2019. Stephen holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and now manages private investments while advising a number of private companies as a Board member/advisor. Stephen is also Chairman of Cherrystone Angel Group in Providence, RI.

Stéphanie is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Bootstrap Europe, bringing a wealth of experience from private equity, venture capital investing, and entrepreneurship. Before Bootstrap Europe, she founded and served on the Board of successful technology and financial companies, including the award-winning fintech start-up Fractal Labs (sold). Stéphanie founded the Real Economy Effect (TREE) which managed a portfolio of €350M in more than 30 growth and venture companies in the technology & health sectors in the US and in Europe. At Bootstrap Europe, she focuses on providing debt financing for growth companies, a philosophy developed during her time managing private equity assets at Cape Capital AG. Fluent in French, English, and German, Stéphanie holds a degree from HEC Business School in Paris and has a background in M&A from her time at Deutsche Bank and Calyon in Paris.

Todd is President of Chemical Consultants, a growth and operations strategy consulting practice operating in industries such as water treatment, coatings, adhesives, material sciences, electronics, and pharmaceutical sciences. As the former leader of American Chemical Solutions, Todd guided the company from startup to eight-figure revenue in just three years, significantly increasing production capacity and reducing costs. The attainment of long-term supply contracts, and a 97% First Time-Right production rate are among his many successes. In earlier roles, Todd led niche chemical businesses and was Managing Director of NexusTech Ventures, securing over $20M in seed capital and launching over 20 companies. Todd has served as a Board of Governors Member for SOCMA, served as Adjunct Professor of chemistry at Michigan State University, and has authored several peer reviewed publications in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Todd holds a PhD in Medicinal Chemistry from Wayne State University, an MBA in Finance, and has published several peer reviewed publications.