Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

Mr. Effron has over 14 years of investment banking experience focused on transportation clients, project financings and P3 transactions. Since joining the firm’s Public Sector & Infrastructure Group in 2005, he has helped support and lead a variety strategic advisory and financing projects. Relevant experience includes serving as sole underwriter on Lehigh County Authority’s acquisition financing of the City of Allentown Water & Sewer Concession; sole underwriter on Capital Beltway Funding Corporation of Virginia Concession financing (VDOT’s I-495 HOT Lane P3); underwriter on TxDOT’s Grand Parkway Transportation Corporation (SH-99), State Highway and Mobility Fund credits; Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, the Turnpike Authority of Kentucky; Kentucky Asset / Liability Commission (GARVEE); MassDOT; State of Wisconsin’s Transportation Revenue and Petroleum Inspection Fee credits, State of Ohio GARVEEs and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. To date, Mr. Effron has worked on over $15 billion of senior managed financings for transportation clients.Mr. Effron graduated from James Madison University with a BS in Integrated Science and Technology.

James Kuhr is a Research Associate with the Network Modeling Center at The University of Texas Center for Transportation Research (UT-CTR). Mr. Kuhr believes that transportation must become smarter, and he has tailored his research at CTR to focus on short- and long-range mobility planning for connected and autonomous vehicles.�His current projects include examining the impending implementation of autonomous vehicles and connected infrastructure for the North Central Texas Council of Governments, organizing and analyzing transportation-related data as contemplated in the CTR Data Rodeo Project, and working on the Texas Department of Transportation-sponsored advanced vehicle-to-vehicle communication technology prototypes. Mr. Kuhr draws on deep experience in public/private partnership financing and contracting and alternative delivery (design-build) construction methods from time working in business development for two of the world’s largest construction/concession companies.� In 2007, Mr. Kuhr�received a�B.S. in civil engineering (with a focus on transportation) from Texas A & M University. He received a J.D. from The University of Texas at Austin in 2010

Tony joined Cintra in 2013, and is responsible for developing and managing strategic relationships to further Cintra's P3 business development activities with public sector stakeholders and potential equity partners in North America. Prior to Cintra, Tony worked as a P3 bid director for Bilfinger Project Investments and previously worked at Tutor Perini Corporation and Lend Lease Americas. Tony has worked on numerous public private partnerships including, Iqaluit Airport (Canada), Ohio River Bridges/East End Crossing, Army Hawaii Military Housing and Privatization of Army Lodging.Tony holds a Master’s Degree in Finance and International Business from New York University, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting with honors from the University of Massachusetts.

Vince is a Managing Director in KPMG’s Infrastructure Advisory practice.� He has over 20 years of international experience in the financing, development and procurement of infrastructure projects. This work has included submission of development proposals, feasibility and Value for Money analysis, assessment and assignment of project risks, negotiating and closing commercial and financial transactions, development of procurement documents and evaluation of proposals. Prior to joining KPMG, Vince worked for an international construction firm where he led the development of private transportation projects. He also worked as a bridge engineer on publicly and privately financed transit and viaduct projects in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, Taiwan and Thailand.

Mr. Burns joined DART in 2015 with 15 years of wide-ranging experience in public finance. Previously, he was a senior vice president with Siebert Brandford Shank, working as a municipal bond investment banker. Before that, he served as an executive vice president at Estrada Hinojosa, working as bond financial advisor and investment banker for several major Texas bond issuers.From 2009 to 2011, Mr. Burns served as executive director of the Texas Public Finance Authority (TPFA), leading the issuance of over $2 billion in bonds to finance capital needs and other programs for 23 state agencies. As director of TPFA, he was also responsible for managing bond proceeds, making debt service payments, and monitoring compliance for over $4 billion in state debt.Prior to his service with the State of Texas, Mr. Burns worked for over eight years as a vice president/senior analyst with Moody’s Investors Service. As a public finance bond analyst, he led the issuance of credit ratings for several of the nation’s largest bond issuers, including Houston, Dallas, Austin, Fort Worth, Oklahoma City, etc.Mr. Burns is a sixth generation Texas native, with a B.A. in Government from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Public Affairs from the University of Texas’ LBJ School. In addition to his public finance work, Mr. Burns also served as an advisor to the Austin City Council and as a policy analyst for the Texas Senate.

Matt Smith’s career in transportation has spanned 22 years.� Matt is MDOT’s Intelligent Transportation Systems Administrator, and has been with the Department since 2006.� In this role, he is responsible for setting and implementing the strategic direction for the state’s ITS and Connected Vehicle programs, and managing the Department’s $30 million annual ITS budget. He also participates in a number of national connected and automated vehicle initiatives, as an member of the AASHTO Vehicle to Infrastructure Deployment Coalition Executive Committee, a member of the AASHTO Transportation Systems Management and Operation Leadership Team, �a member of the multi-state Connected Vehicle Pooled Fund Study, a member of two NCHRP panels for Connected and Automated Research activities, �and a member of TRB’s Standing Committee on Vehicle-Highway Automation.� Matt received a degree in Civil Engineering from Penn State University in 1993.

Mr. Jeremy Fine was named the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Chicago Transit Authority in February.� Prior to his arrival at CTA, Mr. Fine served as the Deputy Comptroller for the City of Chicago, overseeing the debt and credit portfolios. He previously worked as a Public Finance Officer at ABN AMRO / LaSalle Bank Capital Markets, where he was involved in underwriting bonds for various municipal issuers throughout the Midwest. Mr. Fine received a B.S. in International Relations/Systems Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point and a MBA from the University of Notre Dame. �

George Friedlander is a municipal market strategist with over 45 years of experience following market trends, credit trends and policy issues in the municipal sector.

Pete Saenz “New Voice; New Vision” agenda is focused on bringing trust and transparency to city government and bringing new industry and jobs to Laredo. He was elected Mayor in November 2014.Saenz is a third-generation son of Laredo. He graduated from St. Joseph’s Academy and earned a Bachelor and Master’s degrees in Animal Science and Range Management from Texas A&I University. He also earned a law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law.Saenz built a highly successful and distinguished law practice concentrating in Oil and Gas Law. He also worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.Pete has always been a devoted servant of his community. Previously, Saenz was elected for 12 years to the Laredo Community College (LCC) Board; four of which he served as Board President. He was instrumental in the planning and construction of the LCC South Campus.He has also served on other numerous community boards and advisory committees, including president of the South Texas Food Bank and president of the Laredo Affordable Housing Corporation.He and his wife, Minerva “Meva”, raised three children, all of whom earned degrees from institutions of higher learning.� Pete and Meva are now the proud grandparents of five young grandchildren.