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CG/LA Infrastructure maintains an active group of sector and geographic advisers and consultants through networks managed individually by members of the CG/LA team. We regularly conduct high-level strategy assignments, focused on identifying and creating opportunities for our clients around the globe. |
Norman F. Anderson 
President & CEO
nfa@cg-la.com
1827 Jefferson Place, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: (202) 776-0990
Fax: (202) 776-0994
As President & CEO, Norman F. Anderson focuses on infrastructure project creation, aimed at increasing the level of infrastructure investment, and the performance of existing infrastructure stocks, in developed and developing countries alike. He has overseen the development and execution of CG/LA’s proprietary analytic models, including: The Global, Latin American and now US Annual Infrastructure Capacity Rankings; The “Eight Criteria for Assessing a Country’s Infrastructure Capacity,” and CG/LA’s 5 year (through 2015) and 20 year (through 2030) infrastructure demand models.
He leads the CG/LA team that develops infrastructure projects globally; and provides high level strategy assessment for the public (cities, states, countries, MDB’s) and private (finance, E&C, equipment/technology) sectors. Among other positions he is a visiting professor in the Politecnico de Madrid, a regular contributor to AmericaEconomia, and the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on the Future of Sustainable Construction. He is also an Advisory Board Member of The Center for Transformation and Strategic Initiatives (London/Washington).
Mr. Anderson began his career as a Peace Corps volunteer in Paraguay, serving for a total of five years -- including the last two as a grantee of the Inter-American Foundation. He has a graduate degree from Harvard University, and an undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia. He is married to Ingrid Sckell – they have two children, Norman Gabriel and Janina Victoria. He speaks fluent Spanish, Portuguese and Guarani.
Presentations
| | | |  | Anand Hemnani
Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer
ahemnani@cg-la.com
Avenida Ipiranga, 318, Bloco B, Cj 302
São Paulo,S.P. 01310-300 Brasil
Tel: (55-11) 3285-2055
Fax: (55 11) 3285-2967 Mr. Hemnani is an expert in infrastructure project development – and works with foreign and major local firms, Multilateral and Development Institutions and local governments to evaluate and develop projects. Mr. Hemnani’s work has often been considered ground breaking, as he has forged strategic partnerships and developed innovative methods of project closing in the largest markets of Latin America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela as well as in Turkey and South Africa. Mr. Hemnani has developed a unique track record spanning 13 years in market research, financial analysis and project development across Latin America. He is widely published, and has presented in several international conferences. Mr. Hemnani joined the company in 1995 as a Project Manager, bringing with him a working knowledge of a broad range of Latin American markets. He previously worked in a Brazilian-based international trading company. Mr. Hemnani is a graduate of Babson College (summa cum laude). A Brazilian citizen, he is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish and Hindi. | | | |  | Patricia Pietravalle
Managing Director - Strategic Partnerships
ppietra@cg-la.com As Managing Director of Strategic Partnerships, Patricia Pietravalle is involved with CG/LA's core businesses, including sponsorship sales and client relations for the Infrastructure Leadership Forum series. Ms. Pietravalle also oversees budgeting and logistics for the Leadership Forums, and infrastructure analysis related to specific strategy consulting assignments. Ms. Pietravalle came to CG/LA from Turan Corporation, a Boston-based investment firm that specializes in the trading of sovereign debt. Before working at Turan, she worked as a contract specialist and assistant controller for Kallmann, McKinnell and Wood Architects in Boston. | | | | 
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Craig Guzinsky
Director, Business Development, Asia
craig@cg-la.com
As Director of Business Development, Asia, Craig oversees all aspects of the Southeast Asia Strategic Infrastructure Leadership Series, focused on following and surveying the Asia-Pacific infrastructure project markets and developing strategic partnerships with governments, investment, EPC, technology, equipment and service firms. Previously, Mr. Guzinsky was based in Bangkok, Thailand, working for MFC Asset Management developing a regional energy efficiency investment fund. He holds a B.B.A-Finance from the University of Texas-Austin and Masters Degrees in Urban and Regional Planning and Southeast Asian Studies from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He is fluent in Thai and conversational in Indonesian.
| | | |  | Alex Ginsberg
Director, Strategic Projects
alex@cg-la.com After graduating from Swarthmore College, Alex spent three years in operations management at McMaster-Carr Supply Company managing customer service departments and most recently, serving as the manager of marketing and sales for NY and NJ. Nearly two years ago, after reading about how many gallons of clean, processed drinking water are lost each year in the US between the treatment plant and the faucet, Alex discovered his passion for infrastructure. Joining CG/LA Infrastructure is his first concrete step into the industry, but before that he published articles on electrical transmission expansion and efficiency in Canada, CSO projects in Washington DC, and smart grid operations companies in Philadelphia.
| | | |  | Monica Guevara
Director, Communications
monica@cg-la.com
As Director of Communications, Monica oversees CG/LA Infrastructure's marketing, media and web initiatives. Prior to joining the firm, she was a communications consultant and knowledge management analyst at the World Bank, building communications and brand strategies for various programs at the World Bank Institute and the UN-World Bank Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery. She managed various dissemination outlets for the World Bank - notably the B-SPAN channel - covering a variety of international infrastructure development trends. A native of Mexico, she is fluent in Spanish and speaks conversational Arabic, French and Portuguese. She holds B.A. in Political Science and from Northwestern University.
| | | |  | Kevin Wilkins
Director, Infrastructure Leadership Forum Series
kwilkins@cg-la.com Kevin currently serves as the Director of the Infrastructure Leadership Forum Series. Kevin works with the CG/LA team to orchestrate the signature CG/LA Strategic Infrastructure Leadership Forum, which includes the Global, North America, Latin America and Southeast Asia Strategic Leadership Forums throughout the year. Prior to joining CG/LA, Kevin worked in West Africa (Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana and Senegal), where he focused on developing programs and projects, deploying, troubleshooting and supporting them with a cadre of community-based groups in partnership with local and regional governments. Prior to establishing himself in West Africa, Kevin held two appointments during the Administration of President George W. Bush and served as a Marine. Kevin is a graduate of Lynn University with top honors. | | | |  | Kelly Michaelis
Associate Director, Strategic Partnerships
kelly@cg-la.com
Through her role as Assistant Director of Strategic Partnerships, Ms. Michaelis is involved in sponsorship sales and support for the Leadership Forum Series, as well as client relations and project analysis and expansion. Prior to joining CG/LA, Ms. Michaelis spent 13 months working outside of Managua, Nicaragua, where she designed and oversaw multiple development initiatives, including business management, community health, and elementary and adult education programs. During this time she also helped launch a successful social enterprise that works to connect local artisans with global markets. Most recently, Ms. Michaelis worked in the digital division of Dewey Square Group, where she managed various online campaigns and coordinated efforts between the Los Angeles and Washington, DC offices. She holds a B.A. in International Development from the University of Virginia, where she graduated with top honors. | | | |
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Market Intelligence
You need to understand the market, and where that market it going - CG/lA can do that with you, through strategic advisory, M&A due diligence and trend identification. Take our recently released (January 2012) Global Infrastructure Market Demand 2015 Report, showing overall global infrastructure market demand by region, and sector. The "2015 Report" gives you a context within which to plan, make decisions and target opportunities. Key initiatives include:  Global Infrastructure Demand 2015 Global Infrastructure Demand 2030
Intelligence & Trends
Total annual turnover in the world infrastructure market is nearly $2 trillion (including O&M). Where do you get your information? How does the public sector get up to speed, and stay there? Where do you go to exchange information, crowd source new ideas, build consensus? How do you build your social business network - across disciplines, across continents, across sectors? Stay tuned for ViP, or register to be a first adopter.
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