Frank Rijsberman has 20 years experience as a natural resource planner in water-related projects in developing, transition, and developed economies. He has consulted for numerous international and bilateral organizations, including the World Bank, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the United Nations Development Programme, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the Dutch and French governments. He cofounded Resource Analysis, a research and consulting firm in the Netherlands that provides services in water and environmental management. Rijsberman has been involved in international developments in water policy since 1992. In 1998 he was appointed deputy director of the World Water Commission's World Water Vision Unit, which was charged with the development of a world water vision. He is coauthor of the World Water Vision report and editor of the companion technical volume.