Seth M. Siegel is a writer, lawyer, activist, and serial entrepreneur. He is also an acclaimed public speaker.

Seth is the author of the award-winning, critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller Let There Be Water: Israel’s Solution for a Water-Starved World, which is now in print or production in more than 20 international editions representing more than 50 countries. His second book, Troubled Water: What's Wrong with What We Drink, presented an ambitious agenda for a fundamental rethinking of America’s drinking water system. Seth’s most recent book, Other People's Words: Wisdom for an Inspired and Productive Life, is a motivational book in which he shares nearly 1,200 inspirational quotations that are organized into many categories reflecting nearly every life issue and opportunity.

His essays on an array of issues have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, and in leading publications in Europe and Asia. Seth is a Senior Fellow at the University of Wisconsin’s Center for Water Policy, and is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He is a graduate of Cornell University and the Cornell Law School, and was a graduate student in international relations in Jerusalem.

Seth is a widely sought-after speaker, having spoken hundreds of times on water and other issues throughout the US and around the world. Among the places he has spoken include the US Congress, the United Nations, the World Bank, Davos and at Google’s headquarters, and on more than 40 college campuses, including Harvard, MIT, Princeton, Yale, and Stanford. 

Seth is the co-founder of several companies, including Beanstalk, the world’s leading trademark brand extension company, which he sold to Ford Motor Company. He was also a Producer of the Tony Award-nominated Broadway revival of Man of La Mancha. Seth sits on the board of several not-for-profit organizations. Among other recreational pursuits, Seth is an avid ping pong player.

All of the royalties from sales of Seth’s books are donated to charity.

You can connect with Seth on Twitter @SethMSiegel.