Who We Are
We believe that water access and safety will be the defining challenges for the next several generations, and we’ve decided to devote our careers to helping solve them.
We know from hard-won experience that small and medium-sized, established companies hold the expertise, relationships, and ambition to meet these challenges head-on.
With this in mind, our team combines decades of industry experience with committed, patient capital to scale and accelerate legacy businesses that seek to protect public health and the environment.
Our Values
Think in Decades
Optimize decisions for the long-term. Default to short-term sacrifice over shortcuts.
Virtuous Triangle
Servant-leaders who invest everything we can in our employees, so they can give their all to our customers, who trust us as partners.
Perform as a Playoff-Bound Team
Teammates who show up everyday focused on the mission and challenging each other.
Relentless Passion for Water
Our ultimate motivation is to use our platform to serve public health and the environment.
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
Create the best outcome for the founders
Whether you want to retire, narrow your focus, or bring in new business partners, we work creatively with deal structure to deliver the best result.
Continue the unique identities of our companies, in perpetuity
We buy to invest and grow, not cut and flip. No expiration date.
Combine founder legacy with new technologies and methods to multiply value
We mix founder expertise and decades-long customer relationships with new technologies and methods from our global experience in startups, Fortune 500 companies, utilities, and the military to multiply value for customers.
Team
Peter Brooks
Founder and Principal
CEO, General Pump Co.
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Peter leads Sylmar’s Utility Services platform as the CEO of General Pump Company.
Prior to founding Sylmar Group, Peter worked for years across the water and wastewater industry in utility operations as the leader of waterTALENT, in advanced water treatment at Xylem Inc, and in-conduit hydropower at NLine Energy.
He is a former US Marine infantry officer, two-time Iraq War veteran, Fulbright Scholar, and an award-winning water policy instructor at Harvard where he also received an AB (High Honors) and MBA-MPP as a Tillman Military Scholar. He and his wife have three high-energy kids and enjoy spending time outdoors in and around Joshua Tree, California.
Michael Warady
Founder and Principal
CEO, EAI Water Inc.
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Michael leads Sylmar’s Industrial Water Treatment platform as the CEO of Economic Alternatives, Inc.
Prior to founding Sylmar Group, Michael led the infrastructure project development team at AquaTECTURE LLC, a family office investing in and developing innovative water infrastructure projects such as seawater desalination and wastewater reuse.
Michael also led international supply chain efforts for Clean Energy Associates, a solar panel procurement and quality assurance firm based out of Shanghai, China. Michael is a member of the International Desalination Association’s Industrial Advisory Special Committee. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Duke University and his MBA/MEM from Yale University.
Susie Luong
Vice President of Finance
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Susie joined Sylmar in late 2022, and is responsible for the group accounting systems, financial reporting, auditing and tax functions.
Prior to joining Sylmar Group, Susie worked in various industries with more than a decade of experience holding roles such as Corporate Controller at Alliance Environmental Group, Assistant Controller at Pankow Builders and served as Senior Internal Auditor – Reliance Steel and Aluminum.
Susie holds a degree in Economics with an emphasis in Finance from the University of California, Riverside. On her free time, Susie enjoys spending time with her new toddler, traveling overseas, and staying active with gym classes and hiking around the San Gabriel Mountains.
Peter Brooks
Peter leads Sylmar’s Utility Services platform as the CEO of General Pump Company.
Prior to founding Sylmar Group, Peter worked for years across the water and wastewater industry in utility operations as the leader of waterTALENT, in advanced water treatment at Xylem Inc, and in-conduit hydropower at NLine Energy.
He is a former US Marine infantry officer, two-time Iraq War veteran, Fulbright Scholar, and an award-winning water policy instructor at Harvard where he also received an AB (High Honors) and MBA-MPP as a Tillman Military Scholar. He and his wife have three high-energy kids and enjoy spending time outdoors in and around Joshua Tree, California.
Michael Warady
Michael leads Sylmar’s Industrial Water Treatment platform as the CEO of Economic Alternatives, Inc.
Prior to founding Sylmar Group, Michael led the infrastructure project development team at AquaTECTURE LLC, a family office investing in and developing innovative water infrastructure projects such as seawater desalination and wastewater reuse.
Michael also led international supply chain efforts for Clean Energy Associates, a solar panel procurement and quality assurance firm based out of Shanghai, China. Michael is a member of the International Desalination Association’s Industrial Advisory Special Committee. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Duke University and his MBA/MEM from Yale University.
Susie Luong
Susie joined Sylmar in late 2022, and is responsible for the group accounting systems, financial reporting, auditing and tax functions.
Prior to joining Sylmar Group, Susie worked in various industries with more than a decade of experience holding roles such as Corporate Controller at Alliance Environmental Group, Assistant Controller at Pankow Builders and served as Senior Internal Auditor – Reliance Steel and Aluminum.
Susie holds a degree in Economics with an emphasis in Finance from the University of California, Riverside. On her free time, Susie enjoys spending time with her new toddler, traveling overseas, and staying active with gym classes and hiking around the San Gabriel Mountains.
Michael Kerper
Vice President of Corporate Development
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Michael works on Sylmar’s acquisition strategy, post-deal integrations, and transformational projects at the operating companies.
Prior to joining Sylmar, he worked in sales at SOURCE Global, a renewable water technology startup, and at Starbucks on the international and channel licensing team.
He is a former U.S. Army infantry officer and Afghan War veteran. He received his undergraduate degree from West Point and his MBA from the University of Washington. Outside of work, he and his wife enjoy searching for the best Korean food in L.A. and hiking or cross-country skiing with their energetic doodle.
Michael Kerper
Michael works on Sylmar’s acquisition strategy, post-deal integrations, and transformational projects at the operating companies.
Prior to joining Sylmar, he worked in sales at SOURCE Global, a renewable water technology startup, and at Starbucks on the international and channel licensing team.
He is a former U.S. Army infantry officer and Afghan War veteran. He received his undergraduate degree from West Point and his MBA from the University of Washington. Outside of work, he and his wife enjoy searching for the best Korean food in L.A. and hiking or cross-country skiing with their energetic doodle.