Leadership

Next View Partners is built around institutional judgment. The platform brings together experience across capital markets, infrastructure finance, freshwater technology, governance, and long-term risk evaluation not as adjacent capabilities, but as an integrated perspective on where durable opportunity exists in the freshwater sector.

The team has operated across market cycles, managed institutional capital at scale, and developed the sector relationships and operating knowledge that disciplined freshwater investing requires. That depth of judgment is what separates credible evaluation from observation.

Capital Perspective

Operating Judgment

Sector Intelligence

Water security requires long-duration thinking, disciplined capital formation, and a clear understanding of where structural demand is emerging.

The strongest opportunities in water require real-world deployment, reliability, adoption, and measurable system value.

Water sits at the intersection of infrastructure, technology, regulation, climate resilience, industrial demand, and public interest.

Stewart Flink

Stewart Flink is a Founding Member and CEO of Next View Global Water Technology Fund, where he oversees strategic direction, portfolio development, and capital deployment across the fund’s investments.

Stewart brings nearly 40 years of experience in securities, private equity, and hedge fund management, with a career spanning firms such as O’Connor Partnership, Goldman Sachs, Bear Stearns, and CIBC Oppenheimer. From 1999 to 2012, he co-founded and managed two hedge funds, deploying over $900 million across more than 500 companies primarily in the micro- and small-cap sectors. As the Founding Managing Partner and CIO of Crestview Capital Partners (2000–2008), he grew assets under management from $5 million to $250 million, focusing on PIPEs and growth-stage equity.

He currently leads Dillon Capital LLC and serves as CEO and board member of Timbrey Hydrogen Technologies, a clean hydrogen company based in Chicago.

Stewart is the author of For All the Water (2023), an examination of the global water scarcity thesis recognized across investment and policy communities.

He earned his MBA in Finance from the Kellogg School of Management and a BA in Economics and Psychology from Vanderbilt University.

Peter Lamb

Peter Lamb serves as Chair of the Advisory Board, bringing over 30 years of global strategy and marketing experience. A former professional tennis player who competed at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, Peter transitioned into business leadership after earning his MBA from Harvard Business School and an undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University.

He is the founder of Lamb Consulting, a firm renowned for helping media organizations worldwide diversify revenue and reach untapped markets. Peter has advised global brands such as The Wall Street Journal, Google, Facebook, and regional leaders across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

A frequent keynote speaker and industry panelist, Peter delivers strategy workshops to leading international media associations and business groups. His global perspective and cross-sector expertise support Next View’s vision for growth, adaptability, and long-term value creation.

Advisory Network

Over the last eighteen months, Next View Partners has built a leadership and advisory platform designed to reflect the complexity of the water security market. As the platform evolves, leadership and advisory details will be shared selectively through approved materials and direct engagement.