Raul Deju
Vice Chair
Dr. Deju is the Vice Chair of Texas Water Supply (TWS). He is a hydrologist. Raul currently serves as CEO of DMA, Inc. a strategic advisor and co-investor and as Partner at Brightstar Capital Partners. He has served on the faculty of the University of California, the University of Pittsburgh, St. Mary’s College and other prominent academic institutions. He served as President and COO of EnergySolutions, as well as serving in senior posts (Chairman, CEO, President or COO) for Headwaters, Inc., URS (now AECOM), International Technology (now Chicago Bridge and Iron), Waste Management and other major public companies.
Dr. Deju has served in an Advisory role for the Secretary of Commerce and the Administrator of the U.S. EPA for prior Republican and Democratic administrations. Raul is a best-selling author of seven books and over two hundred peer-reviewed articles, and has been involved in the monetization of over $5 billion in assets. His first book, “Regional Hydrology Fundamentals”, was published in hardback by a major publisher in London and New York when he was twenty-five years old. Raul received his Ph.D. degree in Engineering Geosciences (Hydrology) from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.
