White is a founding member of the Global Water Challenge
[5]
, the Millennium Water Alliance
[6]
, and Chairman of the Steering Committee for WASH Advocates.[7]
in 2009, White was named an adviser to the
Clinton Global Initiative[8] and in 2011, White and his co-founder
Matt Damon were included in the
Time 100 list of the world's most influential people
.[9] He was the recipient of the 2012 World Social Impact Award from the World Policy Institute,[10] was named one of the
Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneurs of 2012[11] and was named one of
Missouri University of Science and Technology's 28 Alumni of Influence.[12] In 2017, White was awarded the Forbes 400 Lifetime Achievement Award for Social Entrepreneurship.[13]
In 2022, Gary White and fellow Water.org co-founder, Matt Damon, authored The Worth of Water. The book invites readers to match hope with resources, to empower families and communities with safe water, and to end the global water crisis for good.[citation needed]