Allen Berthold
Associate Director
allen.berthold@ag.tamu.edu (979) 314-2467Allen Berthold is associate director of the Texas Water Resources Institute, where he has worked since 2009 in various capacities. During his time at the institute, Allen has served in leadership roles for water-related projects in both agricultural and urban settings, and he served as TWRI interim director from June 2022 to July 2024.
His work has covered diverse fields, including working with local communities to develop science-backed plans to address in-stream water quality impairments, identifying potential savings by making advanced metering infrastructure data available to homeowners, leading a team of researchers focused on diversifying the water portfolio for agricultural use in the Rio Grande Basin, understanding barriers to adoption of regenerative agricultural practices, and others. This work has led to over $20 million in sponsored projects for Texas A&M University.
Over his career, Allen’s service has included serving on various masters and Ph.D. committees, as a representative of the Powell Consortium on the National Institutes for Water Resources board of directors, as a member of the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee, as the higher education alternate on the Texas Water Conservation Advisory Council, as a delegate for the Universities Council on Water Resources, and as Vice President for the Texas Water Journal, amongst others.
Allen received a bachelor’s degree in agricultural leadership and development in 2008, a master’s degree in water management and hydrological science in 2010, a certificate in nonprofit management in 2013 and a doctorate in agricultural leadership, education and communications in 2014 from Texas A&M University.