Bill Atwood has served as Executive Director of the Illinois State Board of Investment (ISBI) since March of 2003. ISBI is responsible for investing assets totaling over $12 billion for the State Employees’ Retirement System of Illinois, Judges’ Retirement System of Illinois, and General Assembly Retirement System of Illinois. Since joining ISBI, Bill has managed the restructuring of its investment portfolio, established an emerging manager program, initiated the utilization of a general consultant, expanded the portfolio’s exposure to alternative investments, increased the Board’s shareholder activism, and made improvements to the State of Illinois’ Deferred Compensation Plan. Bill has professional experience in both the public and private sectors, including service on the staff of U.S. Senator Charles Percy and service in the administrations of Governor Jim Thompson and Governor Jim Edgar, both of Illinois. In 1994 he joined Investment Counselors Incorporated, an institutional money management firm located in St. Louis, Missouri, where Bill served as its Vice President for Business Development. At ICI he was responsible for marketing, client service, and all functions of the firm not directly related to portfolio management. Bill formed Midwest Managed Money Services in 1997 through which he provided consulting services to money management firms working in the public and Taft-Hartley pension plan arenas. He worked closely with equity, fixed income, and real estate investment companies and a variety of institutional plan sponsors. In addition to his duties at ISBI, Bill serves as a Director of the Chicago Stock Exchange,

Mr. Batalla is a manager of the Santander Infrastructure Fund II. He has over 17 years of experience investing in infrastructure assets in Latin America. From 1998-2007, Mr. Batalla co-managed the Darby Latin America Fund (DLAMF), a private equity fund specialized in infrastructure investments in Latin America, part of the Franklin Templeton Group. Prior to Darby, Mr. Batalla was a Manager for the International Finance Corporation (“IFC”), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, where he worked for 8 years (from 1990 to 1998) out of different locations including Washington DC, Buenos Aires and Mexico. Prior to IFC, Mr. Batalla worked for 12 years (from 1978 to 1990) as a Management Consultant with The Mac Group (now Cap Gemini), in Western Europe and Latin America. Mr. Batalla holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from E.T.S. de Ingenieros Industriales, University of Navarra, and an MBA from IESE in Barcelona.

Biography of City Controller Alan Butkovitz Prior to his election as Philadelphia City Controller in 2005, Alan Butkovitz served fifteen years in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives where he acquired a reputation for hard work, independence and innovative ideas. As a freshman lawmaker in 1991, Butkovitz led the fight against his own party’s leaders to successfully repeal a tax that required senior citizens to include social security, pensions and veterans’ benefits as taxable income. It was Butkovitz’ proposal to create harsher penalties for drunk drivers who kill, that became law and mandates ten year prison terms for any drunk driver who causes an automobile accident that results in a death. Butkovitz was widely praised for leading a three year bi-partisan investigation into violence in Philadelphia public schools. He authored legislation creating the Office of the Safe School Advocate, the first of its kind in the nation with the authority to fight for victims of school violence and monitor the School District of Philadelphia’s compliance with the Safe Schools Act. Since taking office, Controller Butkovitz has worked towards making Philadelphia a safe, prosperous American city while earning a reputation as being an activist City Controller. In addition to being the city’s chief watchdog, he has addressed issues such as minority participation in city contracts and he has worked to eliminate the dangerous crosswalks on Roosevelt Boulevard which are not signal or stop sign controlled. He has wholeheartedly supported The Big Green Building the Urban Green Partnership is planning and has expressed his views to Governor Rendell as the Governor moves forward with his Energy Independence Strategy. Controller Butkovitz has a vision for Philadelphia and strongly believes that Philadelphia can and should be in the forefront of the emerging group of concerned leaders in the "urban green” movement. He is also a strong opponent of, and has consistently testified against, the proposed citywide reassessment which would jeopardize Philadelphia’s future economic growth and revitalization; and he has been an advocate for real estate taxpayers. But the most significant accomplishment so far was Alan Butkovitz’ fight to divest Philadelphia pension funds from companies doing business with Sudan. Within his first three months –Alan Butkovitz led the fight to divest Philadelphia Pension Funds from companies doing business in Sudan. He proposed it to the Board of Pensions in May of 2006. After five months of hard work, the Pension Board finally voted for divestment on September 27, 2006. Alan has continued his fight onto the state pension funds by requesting support of senators and legislators for a state divestment bill. Philadelphia is still the largest city in the United States to divest in Sudan. Also, upon his election, in an effort to reach all neighborhoods throughout Philadelphia, the Controller immediately initiated his Office of Community Affairs. This department is determined to reach out to all community organizations based in Philadelphia, including senior groups, religious groups, neighborhood organizations and town watches, etc. This department attends individual meetings throughout the city, explains their function, and is able to speak directly with community leaders and individuals regarding their concerns and problems. They then are able to communicate with city departments and help to alleviate the concerns raised. Alan Butkovitz was born and raised in Philadelphia; he is a graduate of Overbrook High School, Temple University and Temple University School of Law. He is an attorney who lives with his wife Theresa and their two children Rachel and Edward in Northeast Philadelphia.

 

 

 

 

Mr. Gold joined the Highstar Team in 2001 and has over 12 years experience in private equity, investment banking and finance. Mr. Gold was a member of the Highstar investment teams for Southern Star Central, SkyBitz, Advanced Disposal Services, North East Waste Services, Ports America and MTC Holdings. Mr. Gold was also responsible for managing Highstar’s investments in TransCore and Tensar. Currently, he is the Chief Financial Officer of HarborCorp (which includes Highstar’s investments in Ports America, MTC Holdings and AMPORTS) and sits on the Board of Directors for Ports America and MTC Holdings. Prior to joining Highstar, Mr. Gold was with Primedia Corporation. Mr. Gold also worked at Patricof & Co. Capital Corp. and was in the Financial Buyers Group at Bear Stearns. Mr. Gold received an AB degree, cum laude in Politics, from Princeton University and an MBA degree from New York University.

 

 

Ross is responsible for the global infrastructure division of QIC, one of Australia’s largest institutional fund managers. The primary focus of this division is investment in unlisted infrastructure assets or managed funds across four key sectors; transport (airports, toll-roads, ports, rail), utilities (gas, electric, water), social infrastructure and telecommunications. Ross has extensive experience in the infrastructure investment market as well as a corporate advisory and asset management back background. He is a director on a number of investee companies managed by QIC on behalf of its clients. Prior to joining QIC in 2006, Ross was DUET’s Chief operating Officer. DUET is an ASX listed utility fund jointly managed by AMP Capital and Macquarie Bank. In that role he had day to day responsibility for the asset management and business development of the funds assets. Prior to AMP Capital, Ross worked for ABN AMRO and BZW in their Australian infrastructure corporate advisory and mergers and acquisition teams. He commenced his career with Ernst & Young where he was part of the Sydney corporate tax division. Ross holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws from University of Queensland and is a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia.

 

John “JJ” Keane has served as the Executive Director-Administrator of the Fund since 1990. Joining the Sheriff’s Office in 1962 and transferred to the re-organized Fire Rescue Department on February 1, 1969, Mr. Keane also earned AA and AS degrees from FCCJ and a BS degree from Southern Illinois University majoring in Workforce Education and Training. He was an active member of the Fraternal Order of Police (Lodge 30), an elected Board Member of the Jacksonville Association of Firefighters, the Pension Advisory Committee, and the Pension Board of Trustees. John was elected to the first independent Police and Fire Pension Fund Board of Trustees. John has served on both the Public Employee and Administrators Committee for the International Foundation of Employee Benefits Plans, served five years on the Executive Board of National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems, and four terms as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Coalition to Preserve Retirement Security. He also is a member of the Government Finance Officers Association Focal Group, the Florida Government Finance Officers Association, and the American Legion. John is the Chairman of the Fire Science Advisory Committee at Florida Community College and the Executive Director of the Badge of Honor Foundation. Certified as a Chartered Pension Professional and Certified Retirement Administrator through INFRE.

 

Joined in 2005 15 years in infrastructure • Previously ABN AMRO Infrastructure Capital and BZW • Development and acquisition of transport and social infrastructure assets • Developed, bid and financed assets including toll roads, water treatment facilities, hospitals, rail rollingstock, convention centers and waterfront mixed use developments, car parks and commercial property

Don Olsen was appointed to the role of Manager, Pension Investments in October 2005. In his role, Don is responsible for managing the investment of approximately C$1.7 billion in pension, retirement and savings plan assets for the Enbridge Inc. group of companies. This includes Defined Benefit, Defined Contribution, 401k and Savings Plan assets. In May 2007, The Board of Directors of Enbridge approved a 5% allocation to Privately Listed Infrastructure for each of the Company’s three Defined Benefit Plans. An extensive search was undertaken with the successful manager awarded in December 2007.

Mr. Gabriele Pasquini is a member of Italian PPP Task Force. Executive manager of Presidency of the Council of Ministers. Prior to joining the PPP Task Force in June 2000, he was regulatory advisor to Ministry of Public Works and to Ministry of Treasury. In particular, he spent many years analysing the reform of public works regulatory framework. As far his experience in the private sector, he has been advisor to institutions and bodies operating in the field of support to disadvantaged areas with the aim of involving private investors. He holds a PhD in organization and activity of public administration from University of Rome “La Sapienza”. Lecturer in Politecnico of Milan of “European Law

 

 

 

Ron Radcliff is Head of International Equity manager research for Watson Wyatt Investment Consulting. In this role, he is responsible for investment manager research and due diligence primarily in Global ex-U.S. Equities. He leads the ASK (Areas of Specialist Knowledge) of team members located in the U.S., Canada and U.K. in an effort to identify top tier, value added investment managers and communicates the ASK team’s views to consultants and clients. He also is also the U.S. member of the global Infrastructure ASK, which is a global team with members located in the U.K., Australia and Canada. Prior to joining Watson Wyatt in 2004, Ron worked for Nationwide Retirement Solutions from 2003 to 2004. As an investment services consultant, he performed due diligence and evaluation of investment offerings and reported results to plan sponsors, field representatives and consultants. Previously, he was Director of Investment Consulting for ICMA Retirement Corporation, where he was employed beginning in 1993.

 

 

John Ritter is the principal overseeing the investment of $5.8 billion in the Other Real Assets portfolio for the Texas Teacher's Retirement System which covers Infrastructure, Farmland, Timber, Commodities and Mezzanine Debt. His responsibilities include evaluating and selecting investment managers and partners as well as analyzing and recommending co-investment opportunities for the portfolio. Prior to joining the private markets group, he managed the mid-cap Financials, Materials and Utilities portfolios.

 

 

 

Jim has 24 years experience in private equity and institutional investments, principally in the energy sector. Since joining Highstar in 2000, Jim has been responsible for leading Highstar’s transaction sourcing and origination as well as Highstar’s co-investment and equity syndication activities. From 1997 to 2000, Jim was Director-Private Equity at Enron Corp., responsible for structuring and syndication of direct investments. From 1990 to 1996, Jim was Vice President of Torch Energy Advisors, a Houston-based manager of institutional investment programs. From 1987 to 1989, he was a registered representative in institutional sales with Kidder, Peabody and Co., Inc. From 1978 to 1987 he was involved in several upstream ventures including prospect generation and reserve acquisition in the oil and natural gas exploration and production industry. Jim received his B.A. in Business Administration and M.B.A. in Economics/Finance from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas

Michael manages the diverse investment ideas within each discipline to provide a steady balance of risk and reward. He oversees the Research Department and is responsible for the quality and depth of research at Capital Innovations. He has been published in the “2006 Institutional Investor’s Pension Fund Investment Guidebook”, 2007 Alternative Assets, PLC publications and a frequent speaker at industry conferences. He has completed Pepperdine University’s Cannon Financial Institute program, participated in the Mercosur Economic studies at the Universidad Del Salvador and attended Stanford University Law School’s Fiduciary College. Michael is Chairman and Founder of The Foundation for Behavioral Economics©, which is a scientific research and educational non-profit foundation. He is also a member of the American Economics Association.

 

Robert Poole founded the Reason Foundation in 1978, and served as its president and CEO from then until the end of 2000. He was a member of the Bush-Cheney transition team in 2000. Over the years, he has advised the Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Clinton, and George W. Bush administrations on privatization and transportation policy. Poole is credited as the first person to use the term "privatization" to refer to the contracting-out of public services and is the author of the first-ever book on privatization, Cutting Back City Hall, published by Universe Books in 1980. He is also editor of the books Instead of Regulation: Alternatives to Federal Regulatory Agencies (Lexington Books, 1981), Defending a Free Society (Lexington Books, 1984), and Unnatural Monopolies (Lexington Books, 1985). He also co-edited the book Free Minds & Free Markets: 25 Years of Reason (Pacific Research Institute, 1993). Poole has written hundreds of articles, papers, and policy studies on privatization and transportation issues. His popular writings have appeared in national newspapers, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Forbes, and numerous other publications. He has also been a guest on network television programs such as Good Morning America, NBC's Nightly News, ABC's World News Tonight, and the CBS Evening News. Poole writes a monthly column on transportation issues for Public Works Financing.