Infrastructure Investment World Americas - Speaker list

Mr. Altshuler is in his third year at Meketa Investment Group, and in his tenth year in the financial-services industry. As Infrastructure Practice Leader, his responsibilities include client consulting, reporting on infrastructure commitments, and sourcing and due...

Sonia Axter – Ms. Axter recently joined Ullico as a Managing Director in its Infrastructure Investments group. Ms. Axter has 14 years experience in infrastructure development, principal ownership and project management. Prior to joining Ullico, Ms. Axter was a senior ...

Samara Barend is Vice President and Strategic Development Director for Public-Private Partnerships and Alternative Delivery for AECOM, a global leader in professional technical solutions. Prior to this position, Samara served as Executive Director of Governor...

Chris Bertram serves as the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs and as the Chief Financial Officer for the United States Department of Transportation. As Assistant Secretary, he is responsible for the Department’s budget, which totals almost $80 billion per...

Elliot Bradbrook joined Preqin in 2008 and is the head of its infrastructure research team. Preqin is the alternative assets industry’s leading source of data and intelligence with around 80 staff based in London, New York and Singapore. Using its database of over...

Ranato is the Secretary of Finance for the State of Rio de Janeiro

Brian is a Senior Vice President in the New York office of Campbell Lutyens, an independent private equity and infrastructure advisory firm. He specializes in creating and implementing innovative strategies for financing and developing large infrastructure projects...

Sean T. Connaughton is Secretary of Transportation for the Commonwealth of Virginia serving in the cabinet of Governor Bob McDonnell. He oversees six agencies with over 10,000 employees and combined budgets of more than $4 billion. Prior to joining the McDonnell...

A Vice President in the Private Markets Group, Mr. Dean focuses on investment opportunities in the infrastructure, real estate, and natural resources asset classes. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Dean was the director of investments for Ithecus Capital Group where he...

Tyler Duvall recently joined McKinsey as a Senior Advisor in the firm’s Washington DC office. In his time with McKinsey, Tyler has helped develop the Travel, Infrastructure and Logistics practice and has assisted with on-going strategy work in Panama and the State of...

Jake Falk works on policy matters related to infrastructure finance and innovation, including public-private partnerships (PPPs), tolling and pricing in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy in Washington, DC. Before joining USDOT, Jake...

Jane Garvey was appointed Chairman of Meridiam North America in August 2009. Meridiam is a development/investment fund which focuses on transportation, water and social infrastructure. Ms. Garvey recently served on the Transition Team for President Barack Obama...

Mr. Henry is the managing partner of Tiger Infrastructure Partners, a middle-market infrastructure private equity firm. He previously headed Lehman Brothers infrastructure investment business globally. From 2005-2007, Mr. Henry served as Assistant Secretary of the...

Greg has over 15 years experience in the investments industry, with over 13 years of tenure at Fidelity Investments. Working in several roles, Greg has gained experience in risk management, asset allocation, investment analysis, portfolio...

John 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 ...

Rob Keough manages John Hancock’s infrastructure equity investment strategy, market outreach, deal evaluation and portfolio reporting. In addition, Rob leads John Hancock’s transactional work in all transportation related infrastructure asset classes including the...

José Luis Moscovich has nearly thirty years’ experience in transportation planning and engineering. As Executive Director of the Authority, he spearheaded the development of the 30-year Countywide Transportation Plan for San Francisco in 2004 and the reauthorization of ...

Mario Maselli is a Portfolio Manager at TIAA-CREF in New York, originating transactions in the energy and infrastructure sectors and managing a portfolio of over 5 billion of project debt and private equity investments. Mr. Maselli previously worked on the Syndicate...

Regina McElroy is the first person to serve as Director of the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA’s) Office of Innovative Program Delivery. The office was established in October 2008 and is intended to equip the transportation community with the capacity to use...

Franc Pigna is the Managing Director of Aegir Port Property Advisers. Franc has over twenty years experience in international property servicing Global 500 firms, institutional investors, port operators and authorities worldwide in areas such as investments, corporate...

Marcos Pinto is a professor at the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo. During his career, he developed applied research projects in ocean engineering and top management consulting projects for several firms, including McKinsey. Combining abilities from...

Pete Rimsans is currently the executive director of the Indiana State Building and Construction Trades Council (ISBCTC). The ISBCTC is the umbrella organization representing Indiana’s construction unions. The council presents over 75,000 working men and women who are ...

Jose is the CIO of Rimac Seguros

Nelson is the Director of Infrastructure at BNDES

Addison serves as a public affairs campaign and communications strategist working to help open government markets. He has worked extensively in transportation for a major foreign toll operator as the company prepared its strategic entry into the US market to obtain...

Macky Tall joined the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec in June 2004 as Director, Investments – Infrastructure and Energy, and was appointed Vice-President, Investments – Infrastructure in September 2006. Appointed Head of Infrastructure in December 2009, he is...

Richard Tettamant has held the position of Administrator of the Dallas Police and Fire Pension System since 1993. He joined the Pension System in 1982 and served as Assistant Administrator for eight years. In addition to his more than 27 years of Pension System...

Tom Valks is the Senior Investment Manager, External Mandates, Investments

I’m part of the Project Finance Department of Cintra since November 2006, and one of the two people of the department located in New York (part of the department in charge of USA and Canadian projects financing) since June 2008. Between 2006 and 2008: I led the 360M...

David is the MD and Head of Global Infrastructure Investments for Scotia Capital

Susan Warner-Dooley, A.A.E., I.A.P, is National Director of Aviation Strategic, Business and Financial Planning for HNTB Corporation. Warner-Dooley works with airports nationwide in the areas of strategic assessment and planning, financial policy and analysis, and...

Mark Weisdorf is Chief Executive Officer of Global Real Assets Infrastructure Investments Group and Managing Director of J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Mark brings over 30 years of investment experience to the firm. Under his leadership and guidance, the Infrastructure...

Shirley Ybarra is a senior transportation policy analyst at Reason Foundation, a nonprofit think tank advancing free minds and free markets. Ms. Ybarra served as Secretary of Transportation for the Commonwealth of Virginia from 1998 to 2002, overseeing a budget of $3.2 ...