Ebie Holst is the founder and CEO of SplashLink.com, a web-based, one-stop resource for water-industry stakeholders to find capital, projects, and expertise. A Price Waterhouse and 12-year Silicon Valley veteran as well as a seasoned consultant, Holst has been tapped as an advisor and speaker on water issues and opportunities by organizations such as Pund-IT, Brown, Gibbons Lang & Company, and the National Small Business Administration as well as a range of stakeholders within the oil and gas industry. In addition, he has provided testimony regarding Ohio State Bill 179 as a precedent-setting piece of legislation within the United States for recycled water for private-water sourcing, and served in an advisory capacity on a range of water issues, trends, and technical considerations for organizations such as the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District, NorTech, and the Ohio Department of Transportation. Holst is a graduate of the University of Michigan.