Center Director Jonathan Gifford accepted an invitation to join the P3 Working Group of the Eno Center for Transportation. Dr. Gifford looks forward to collaborating with industry leaders and policymakers on the Group’s research program, identifying barriers to P3 agreements, developing methods to protect public interests, and advancing consideration of P3s in transportation. Eno is a neutral, non-partisan think tank that promotes policy innovation and provides professional development opportunities across the career span of transportation professionals.
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Center Associate Selected as IRF Fellow
- Post author By aschapp1
- Post date February 3, 2015
Contact
For general inquiries, the P3 Center can be contacted at: p3policy@gmu.edu
Dr. Gifford, Center Director, can be contacted at: jgifford@gmu.edu
Phone: 703-993-2275
Fax: 703-993-8215
George Mason University’s Jeong Yun (“JK”) Kweun was among the 30 International Road Federation Fellows, representing 22 countries, who took part in the IRF Road Scholar program in January 2015. The 66th class of IRF Fellows participated in the unique ten-day leadership and orientation course in Washington D.C., providing a behind-the-scenes look at the transportation industry. The program is designed to enhance leadership skills and provide valuable insight into policy priorities and processes. The Fellows visited prominent international organizations and met with industry leaders, giving them the tools and networks to become more effective road professionals in their home countries.
Center Director Addresses International Visitors
- Post author By aschapp1
- Post date February 1, 2015
Contact
For general inquiries, the P3 Center can be contacted at: p3policy@gmu.edu
Dr. Gifford, Center Director, can be contacted at: jgifford@gmu.edu
Phone: 703-993-2275
Fax: 703-993-8215
Center Director Jonathan Gifford addressed six European government and NGO officers who visited Washington the week of February 9 as guests of the State Department’s International Visitors Leadership Program (IVLP). The program focuses on the role of public-private partnerships in restructuring economies. The international guests were Mr. Dael Dervishi from Albania, Executive Director of the National Agency of Natural Resources; Mr. Florian Sebastian Binder from Austria, Personal Assistant to the Secretary General of the Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology; Ms. Sofia Zacharaki from Greece, International Relations Advisor for the Ministry of Health; Ms. Emilia Malairau from Moldova, Executive Director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Moldova; Mr.Onur Yildiz from Turkey, Acting Secretary General of the Eastern Mediterranean Development Agency; and Ms. Elvira Gotz from UNESCO, Assistant Program Specialist, Division for Cooperation with Extra-Budgetary Funding Sources.
Professor Gifford’s briefing to the international visitors was titled “US Transportation P3s: Governance and Institutional Arrangements.” He spoke about how financial risk is managed in P3s and how the Center for Transportation PPP Policy’s research and educational programs are being implemented in Virginia.
Lane Construction’s Galligan joins Advisory Board
- Post author By aschapp1
- Post date December 10, 2014
Contact
For general inquiries, the P3 Center can be contacted at: p3policy@gmu.edu
Dr. Gifford, Center Director, can be contacted at: jgifford@gmu.edu
Phone: 703-993-2275
Fax: 703-993-8215
The Center Advisory Board is pleased to welcome Dennis Galligan, Vice President of Business Development for Lane Construction. Mr. Galligan draws on over forty years in the infrastructure design and construction business in his current position at Lane Construction, where he is responsible for the pursuit of large design-build and public-private partnership projects. He brings to his work with the Center a perspective honed through extensive experience in power, transportation and water resource development projects. Mr. Galligan holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from Lehigh University.
Center Director Asked to Speak at the 14th COTA International Conference of Transportation Professionals
- Post author By aschapp1
- Post date December 8, 2014
Contact
For general inquiries, the P3 Center can be contacted at: p3policy@gmu.edu
Dr. Gifford, Center Director, can be contacted at: jgifford@gmu.edu
Phone: 703-993-2275
Fax: 703-993-8215
Dr. Jonathan Gifford was invited to participate in the COTA International Conference of Transportation Professionals (CICTP), held in July in Changsha, China and organized by the Chinese Overseas Transportation Association (COTA) and Central South University. Dr. Gifford’s presentation, Public Private Partnerships in United States Transportation System Development: Performance Evaluation and Data Disclosure, will provide Chinese transportation professionals and international attendees an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the role public-private partnerships play in transportation development in the U.S.
Virginia’s Koelemay joins Center’s Advisory Board
- Post author By aschapp1
- Post date December 1, 2014
Contact
For general inquiries, the P3 Center can be contacted at: p3policy@gmu.edu
Dr. Gifford, Center Director, can be contacted at: jgifford@gmu.edu
Phone: 703-993-2275
Fax: 703-993-8215
The new Director of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Office of Transportation Public-Private Partnership (OTP3), J. Douglas Koelemay, has joined the Center’s Advisory Board. Koelemay, who is responsible for leading the statewide program that delivers projects under the Virginia Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995 (or PPTA), is one of the Center’s chief public center partners. He visited the Center recently to discuss Governor McAuliffe’s vision for P3s in his administration and was briefed by doctoral students on their ongoing research projects.
Koelemay was appointed to the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) in 2006. He represented Northern Virginia on the CTB until 2012. While a CTB member, he focused on transportation strategy, corridors of statewide significance and multimodal planning for U.S. 29, Route 606, Dulles International Airport and the Tysons Corner area.
Koelemay also served as Vice President for Public Affairs for the Northern Virginia Technology Council. In 1993, he wrote “Financing the Future: Report of the Commission to Promote Investment in America’s Infrastructure,” regarding the status of infrastructure funding in the 1991 federal transportation authorization (the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act, or ISTEA).
“Virginia remains committed to the tenets of the 1995 PPTA act and the benefits of using private capital to help fund major transportation projects,” Secretary Layne said, when appointing Koelemay to lead the OTP3. “As a policy and public affairs professional, Doug’s critical knowledge of the vital relationships and countless other factors required for any successful public-private transportation project will ensure that Virginia’s investments in such ventures continue to bring us the best return from the public’s tax dollars.”