David Beckman

Biography

David Beckman is an environmental strategist, leader, and social entrepreneur, with wide-ranging experience developing and executing successful initiatives that protect the environment and public health.

After establishing the Water Program and serving as a policy advocate and litigator at the Natural Resources Defense Council, in 2012 David became the founding president of the Pisces Foundation, where he has built a well-regarded philanthropy from the ground up. In 2016, David became the founding chair of the Water Foundation, and in 2018, David conceived a groundbreaking new collaborative, Mosaic, one of the most significant participatory grantmaking initiatives in the U.S.

David has been quoted on environmental topics in the national press and published op-eds in newspapers such as The New York Times and Los Angeles Times. He is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, and Harvard Law School.