Mike Muller is a civil engineer with extensive experience in strategic public and development management. As Director General of the South African Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (1997-2005), Mike led the development and implementation of new policies, legislation and programmes in water resources and water services. He now undertakes research and works on an advisory basis to promote the contribution of water services and resource management to broader development, from local to global level. He was appointed a Commissioner of South Africa’s first National Planning Commission in 2010 and chaired the World Economic Forum Agenda Council on Water Security from 2012 to 2014.