A vector has direction and magnitude. BlueVector Strategy exists because decisions about water need both.
What we see
Consequential water decisions rarely sit inside one discipline. An investment may be technically sound and still depend on authority the organization does not have. A corporate water commitment can rest on assumptions about local supply, future regulation or community support. A partnership can produce strong early results without establishing who will carry the obligation after the original funding ends.
These decisions become difficult to change long before their full consequences are visible. BlueVector works at that point of commitment.
What we do
BlueVector helps leaders test consequential decisions about water before their organizations commit to a course of action.
We examine the reasoning behind the decision, the conditions it depends on and who will carry responsibility after approval. The work shows where confidence is justified, where institutional risk has been overlooked and what needs attention before the commitment becomes difficult or expensive to reverse.
Our work complements technical, financial and operational advice by examining the organization and decision process those disciplines depend on.
Who we are
BlueVector is led by Rahim Kanji and Rienk de Vries. Rahim’s background connects technology delivery with innovation systems. Rienk has spent more than 30 years running and reshaping major utilities. They lead every engagement themselves and bring in specialist expertise only when the work requires it.
Rahim Kanji is a chemical engineer whose early career covered engineering, project management, commissioning and business development for municipal and industrial water and wastewater systems across North America and Europe. For more than a decade, he has led work at the intersection of water technology, research and public-sector adoption. As Executive Director of the Ontario Water Consortium, he has helped mobilize more than $90 million in funding and supported over 80 demonstration and technology advancement initiatives. He is a Board Director of Water For People Global, a former President of Water For People Canada and a recipient of the Water Environment Federation’s W. Hite Outstanding Leadership Award.
Rienk de Vries has spent more than 30 years leading and advising water and wastewater organizations across Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and the Caribbean. He has held senior operational and transformation roles and advised some of North America’s largest municipal utilities, including Toronto, Hamilton, Peel, Halton and Vancouver. His work has ranged from governance reform to utility automation and organizational change. He is a past president of Water For People Canada.
We draw on a network of senior advisors and practitioners with executive experience across North American and international water systems.