Partner
Peter Yolles
General Partner, Echo River Capital
- Firm
- Echo River Capital
- Title
- General Partner
- Role
- General partner
- Known as
- Investor
Record updated 20 September 2026
About
Echo River's General Partner, Peter Yolles, is a groundbreaking water industry innovator, and a seasoned, successful entrepreneur at WaterSmart Software (acquired by Vertex One in 2020). WaterSmart now serves over 200 water utility customers reaching 20 million people to improve water efficiency with data analytics, billing and customer communications. After guiding WaterSmart from founding to exit, Peter authored the CREO Syndicate report on impact investment strategies in water. Previously, he invested at GE Capital, advocated for state and federal water policies with the Environmental Defense Fund, managed river restoration and water rights for The Nature Conservancy, and closed water trades between farms and cities.
Background
- Education
- He earned a joint MBA in finance from Yale School of Management and MES in water science, management and policy from Yale School of the Environment. His BA in political science is from University of Colorado at Boulder.Source (opens in a new tab)
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