Robert Strand is a philanthropist, environmental advocate, filmmaker and the Executive Director & CEO of global non–profit, World Water Film Festival (WWFF). Dedicated to highlighting ongoing water crises around the world, Robert launched WWFF in partnership with UN Water’s International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre (IGRAC) and the Youth for Global Health & Social Justice. The non-profit provides an international platform for activists and storytellers to highlight human-water relationship issues that he hopes will inspire the general public, policy makers and academics to take action to protect water from pollution and overexploitation.

Robert is a Meisner acting technique trained actor having appeared in television commercials, has performed as featured background actor in the film 'Pinball, the Man Who Saved the Game', and wrote, produced and acted in his first short film, 'Water You Talking About,' a comedic short film about pharmaceutical water pollution.