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Stanford University and Meketa Investment Group Create Global Infrastructure Forum
Meketa Investment Group is pleased to announce a collaborative relationship with Stanford University to focus on global infrastructure development, finance and policy. The Global Infrastructure Forum brings together several experts with broad backgrounds in infrastructure, who will provide strategic information to Meketa Investment Group on its infrastructure investment services. Meketa Investment Group will also partner on specific research projects with the Collaboratory for Research on Global Projects, a leading multi-disciplinary infrastructure research center at Stanford University.
Experts participating in the first series are:
• Raymond Levitt, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford, and founder of the Collaboratory for Research on Global Projects
• Ryan Orr, Executive Director, Collaboratory for Research on Global Projects
• Paul Rosenstiel, Former Deputy Treasurer, State of California; Principal, De La Rosa & Co.
• J. Robert Sheppard , Co-Chair, Infrastructure Experts Group of the United Nations
• Antonio Vives, Visiting Professor, Finance and Infrastructure, Stanford
Founded in 1978, Meketa Investment Group is a full-service private market advisory and investment consulting firm. Meketa Investment Group was among the first pension consultants in the U.S. to recognize infrastructure as a distinct asset class. The firm serves over 60 clients who have aggregate assets over $250 billion. Through sponsorship of the Global Infrastructure Forum, Meketa Investment Group is expanding its role as a leading source for research and advice on issues related to infrastructure investment in the U.S. and globally. Since 2006, the firm has offered a broad range of infrastructure services to both public and private clients, including general advisory services and discretionary, customized accounts of infrastructure investments.
The underinvestment in infrastructure, grave budget conditions in many local and state governments, rising standards for renewable energy sources, and demand for new jobs all stress the need for new infrastructure development. The recent adoption of public-private partnership legislation by several states illustrates the willingness of governments to partner with the private sector in the financing and management of infrastructure projects. Meketa Investment Group believes there are numerous opportunities for investment in existing “bricks and mortar” infrastructure, such as roads, bridges, and schools, and also in new technologies and services that will channel private-sector resources into public services, and stimulate job creation.