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Transportation and Infrastructure for the 21st Century National Summit, February 26-27, 2014 IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER As of February 14, 2014 Joseph Aiello has been a leader in the development of large scale infrastructure and real estate projects and a senior executive in business operations and development. Mr. Aiello, Board Member and Investment Committee member at Meridiam Infrastructure Managers has led the activities of Meridiam Infrastructure North America since 2007. Meridiam is an equity investor, developer and asset manager of Public Private Partnerships and has emerged as one of the global leaders in its markets. The firm’s equity investments have leveraged more than $35 billion of new infrastructure investment of which more than $8 billion are in North America. Partner Meridiam Infrastructure Managers As CEO of Alden Computer Transport Systems (ACTS), William Alden used a total systems approach to successfully debug USPO’s MailFlo System in Detroit. Alden Self-Transit Systems Co. designed, patented and prototyped a Personal Rapid Transit. ACTS is now offering small, autonomous, electric vehicle transportation systems for airports and other campuses/complexes. CEO Alden Computer Transport Systems Laura Alfaro is the Warren Alpert Professor of Business Administration. Professor Alfaro is the author of multiple articles published in leading academic journals, and of Harvard Business School cases related to the field of international economics and in particular international capital flows, foreign direct investment and sovereign debt. Her latest research has focused on the role local institutions play in attracting capital flows and allowing positive benefits of such flows, in particular foreign direct investment (FDI), to materialize. Other research interests include political economy, capital controls, and exchange-rate-based stabilization programs. She served as Minister of National Planning and Economic Policy in Costa Rica from 2010- 2012. Warren Alpert Professor of Business Administration Harvard Business School Richard H. Anderson is Delta’s chief executive officer and a member of the company’s Board of Directors. Richard’s more than 25 years of aviation experience began in 1987 at Continental Airlines. In 1990, he began a 14-year career at Northwest Airlines where he progressed to chief executive officer from 2001 to 2004. In September 2007, Anderson joined Delta from United Health Group. Richard currently serves as chairman of the International Air Transport Association Board of Governors as well as a director on the Boards of Medtronic Inc. and Cargill. He recently served as chairman of the Airlines for America Board of Directors. Chairman and CEO Delta Air Lines Colleen Athans is responsible for the operation of more than 80 plants in 12 countries, and 5000+ suppliers, that develop, manufacture, assemble, repair and overhaul jet engines and systems for commercial and military applications. She is a 30 year employee of GE. Athans holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Minnesota and a Master’s degree in manufacturing engineering from Boston University. Vice President & General Manager, Supply Chain Division GE Aviation As of 2/14/2014 1 Robert Atkinson is the founder and president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, a Washington, DC-based technology policy think tank. He has an extensive background in technology policy, he has conducted ground-breaking research projects on technology and innovation, is a valued adviser to state and national policy makers, and a popular speaker on innovation policy nationally and internationally. Founder and President Information Technology and Innovation Foundation Issa Baluch is credited with pioneering the thriving sea-air combined transport freight business in the UAE as CEO of Swift Freight International, which he founded in 1989. At present, he serves on the Board of Directors of the International Federation of Freight Forwarders’ Associations (FIATA), where he was president from 2003 to 2005. He was a 2011 Harvard Advanced Leadership Fellow. Chairman Transport Logistics LLC Guru Banavar is Vice President of Cognitive Computing at IBM Research, responsible for creating the next generation of cognitive systems in the Watson family. He has worked across IBM’s businesses to co-innovate with clients, for example, to build a City Operations Center in Rio de Janeiro, which supports planning and service management across thirty agencies within that city. Mr. Banavar also served on NY Governor Cuomo’s commission for improving New York State’s resilience to natural disasters after the devastation of Hurricane Sandy. His work has been featured in The New York Times, The Economist, and other international media, and he received a 2009 National Innovation Award by the President of India for the Spoken Web project. Vice President, Cognitive Computing IBM Mary Barra was named Chief Executive Officer of General Motors effective January 15, 2014. In this role, she leads the company’s overall efforts to strengthen GM globally as an industry leader in automotive design and technology, product quality, customer care and business results. She is also a member of the GM Board of Directors. Prior to her current position, Barra served as executive vice president, Global Product Development, Purchasing & Supply Chain since August 2013, and as senior vice president, Global Product Development since February 2011. In these roles, she was responsible for the design, engineering, program management and quality of GM vehicles around the world. Barra began her career with GM in 1980 as a General Motors Institute (Kettering University) co-op student at the Pontiac Motor Division. CEO General Motors Company MarySue Barrett is president of the Metropolitan Planning Council, which has been dedicated to shaping a more sustainable and prosperous Chicago region since 1934. As the Council’s president since 1996, Barrett has strengthened relationships with employers and elected officials, helped resolve local development challenges, and spearheaded innovative regional policy solutions. Prior to joining MPC Ms. Barrett served in former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley's administration, beginning in 1989 in the Mayor's Office of Intergovernmental Affairs. She became Chief of Policy in 1993, and in 1995 served as Chief of Staff to the Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees. President Metropolitan Planning Council 2 As of 2/14/2014 Lezli Baskerville has been President, CEO, National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, the advocacy association of the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Predominately Black Institutions, in Washington D.C. She is a 2014 Harvard Advanced Leadership Fellow. President and CEO National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education Julie Battilana is an Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Organizational Behavior unit at Harvard Business School. She currently teaches the second-year Power and Influence course and in previous years has taught the first-year Leadership and Organizational Behavior (LEAD) course in the MBA program. She also teaches in executive education offerings, including the Colloquium on Participant-Centered Learning and the High Potentials Leadership Program. Associate Professor of Business Administration Harvard Business School Christopher Beall joined Highstar Capital in 2004. He serves on Highstar’s Investment Committee and Executive Committee. Mr. Beall has over 15 years of experience in direct investments, investment banking and finance. He currently serves on the Boards of Directors for Star Atlantic, and the Ports America Companies. Prior to joining Highstar, he worked in the Global Natural Resources Group at Lehman Brothers, Inc., and in operations and engineering at Koch Pipeline Company, a natural gas transmission pipeline owned by Koch Industries, Inc. Partner, Highstar Capital Board Member, AMTRAK Scott F. Belcher was appointed President and CEO of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America in September 2007 after a successful legal and nonprofit management career. Scott brings to ITS America more than 20 years of private and public sector experience in Washington, DC. Prior to joining ITS America, Scott served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel at the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) in Washington, DC. Mr. Belcher holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia, a Master of Public Policy from Georgetown University, and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Redlands. President and CEO ITS America Ethan Bernstein is an Assistant Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior at the Harvard Business School. He teaches the first-year MBA course in Leadership and Organizational Behavior (LEAD) and a PhD course on the craft of field research. His teaching and research address topics related to leadership, collaboration, teamwork, design thinking, and learning in organizations. Assistant Professor of Business Administration Harvard Business School As of 2/14/2014 3 Matt Bernstein is President of Helix Logistics, a third party logistics firm focused on specialized and management-intensive transportation solutions. 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