Bryan David

Research Associate

Bryan David is an Associate in the Sacramento office. His project portfolio includes developing new financial tools based on the Nasdaq NQH2O Index, such as options contracts that hedge against water market price volatility in California.

Bryan’s work includes due diligence of agricultural assets efforts for multiple private equity clients, water entitlements valuation and transaction support for municipal and agricultural clients, as well as development of large strategic acquisition programs for environmental clients and groundwater banking programs. He has developed financial statements and models monetizing water assets for private investment and public equity companies. He provides policy and regulatory insight to clients in California, such as the implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.

His project experience spans across the Western states – he has valued water rights and water assets in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, and Utah. Additionally, he has developed market research reports for several key Western water regions, including the Colorado River Basin, the Great Salt Lake Basin, the Arkansas River Basin in Colorado, and the San Joaquin Valley.

Bryan joined WestWater Research from Blue Access LLC, a sustainable investment firm. There, he was responsible for deal sourcing and due diligence in clean water technology development, including A.I./digitization, precision ag, treatment/purification and water reuse. He also helped design and launch Blue Commons LLC, the nation’s first “Blue Bank” – a revolving fund facility that provides innovative financing structures to address gaps in water conservation, ecosystem health, and infrastructure resiliency across the West.

Bryan holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Management from Duke University where he specialized in Water Resource Management. He also holds a Masters of Business Administration for the University of North Carolina where he focused on corporate finance. Previously, he worked for the Land Trust Alliance in federal conservation policy. Bryan graduated with a B.A. in History & Environmental Studies from Brown University.