Clay Landry
Managing Director @Westwater Research
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Managing Director @Westwater Research
Boise, ID, US
Deal generation for investment opportunities in the water rights/water resource sector.Advisory services to private equity and hedge funds on water resource transactions.Manage and direct a water acquisition practice to high valued water intensive industries, real estate development, and municipalities throughout the western United States. Manage and direct one of the largest water asset valuation practices in the United States.
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ABOUT CLAY LANDRY
Clay Landry is the Managing Director and a Principal of WWR. Mr. Landry has over 25 years of experience in water acquisition and valuation projects throughout the United States, including the Pacific Northwest. Landry developed and implemented some of the first water acquisition programs in central and western Washington where he acquired water rights for cities such as Roslyn, Yelm, Lacey and Olympia among others. Landry continues to lead acquisition programs at a national level and is currently managing the largest water rights acquisition program in the United States on behalf of the Central Arizona Groundwater Replenishment District. Through those efforts, he has implemented innovative farm rotational fallowing, water leasing and water banking programs that balance urban and agricultural water demands. Under Landry’s leadership, WestWater has had two transaction it originated nominated as Water Deal of the Year by the Global Water Awards. Landry is also recognized as a leading authority on water pricing and is routinely called upon as an expert witness by clients such as the IRS, U.S. Department of Interior, Indian tribes, municipal governments, and private companies. Prior to founding WestWater Research, Landry was an associate at the Political Economy Research Center (PERC), a public policy research institute that specializes in market approaches to natural resource management. With a strong commitment to market-based stewardship, Landry helped establish the Montana Water Trust, a private nonprofit that leased water rights for stream flow protection. Landry holds a master\'s degree in agriculture and resource economics from Oregon State University and a bachelor\'s degree in economics from the University of Wyoming. Landry also owns and operates a cattle ranch located on Idaho\'s Payette River that focuses on improving soil health.
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