Tiffany Dovey
Deloitte Services LP
Tel: +1 571 882 6247
Email: tdovey@deloitte.com
Tiffany Dovey is a research manager with Deloitte Research where she has responsibility for public sector research and thought leadership. She has written extensively on a wide range of public policy and management issues and is the co-author of States of Transition (Deloitte Research, 2006). Her work has appeared in a number of publications, including Public CIO, Governing and Education Week. Tiffany holds a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy and public health and community medicine from University of Washington and a Masters in Public Policy from The George Washington University.
William D. Eggers
Deloitte Services LP
Tel: +1 202 378 5292
Email: weggers@deloitte.com
William D. Eggers is the Executive Director of Deloitte's Public Leadership Institute and the Global Director for Deloitte Research-Public Sector where he leads the public sector industry research program. A recognized expert on government reform, he is the author of numerous books including: Governing by Network: The New Shape of the Public Sector (Brookings, 2004), Government 2.0: Using Technology to Improve Education, Cut Red Tape, Reduce Gridlock, and Enhance Democracy (Rowman and Littlefield, 2005) and States of Transition (Deloitte Research 2006). He is the winner of the 2005 Louis Brownlow award for best book on public management, the 2002 APEX award for excellence in business journalism, the 1996 Roe Award for leadership and innovation in public policy research, and the 1995 Sir Antony Fisher award for best book promoting an understanding of the free economy. A former manager of the Texas Performance Review, he has advised dozens of governments around the world. His commentary has appeared in dozens of major media outlets including the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. His upcoming book, If We Can Put a Man on the Moon…Getting Big Things Done in Government, will be published by Harvard Business School Press in the fall of 2009.
Michael Flynn
Deloitte Ireland
Tel: +353 1 4172515
Email: miflynn@deloitte.ie
Michael Flynn is a Corporate Finance Partner at Deloitte in Ireland and leads the Specialised Finance Practice including Government & Infrastructure, Debt Advisory and Financial Modelling services. He advises the public, private and banking sectors on infrastructure (including PPP) and public sector related transactions in Ireland and internationally across a variety of sectors, including transport (roads and rail), health, education, housing, justice, waste and energy. Michael is a member of the Deloitte Global Infrastructure Leaders Steering Group and supports Deloitte teams on infrastructure projects around the world. He is a regular contributor to industry publications and presents to public and private sector organisations on infrastructure and PPP related topics.
Irene Walsh
Deloitte Corporate Finance LLC
Tel: +1 212 436 4620
Email: iwalsh@deloitte.com
Irene Walsh is a Managing Director and leader of the U.S. Infrastructure Advisory practice of Deloitte Corporate Finance LLC. She provides strategic and transactional advice to public and private sector sponsors of infrastructure projects. Irene has more than twenty-five years of experience in infrastructure finance globally across the spectrum of ratings, advisory, debt capital markets, credit banking, project finance, and international development banking. Commencing her career in the U.S. public finance industry and then London-based for a decade, she has worked in more than half a dozen countries on many precedent-setting projects, most notably in the transportation sector. Irene holds an MCRP from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, and a BA in Urban Affairs from George Washington University.
Jim Ziglar
Deloitte Corporate Finance LLC
Tel: +1 212 436 7630
Email: jziglar@deloitte.com
Jim Ziglar is a Senior Vice President in the Infrastructure Advisory practice of Deloitte Corporate Finance LLC. He focuses on advising government and private sector entities on the structuring, execution and operation of infrastructure public private partnerships. He has more than fifteen years of experience in U.S. municipal finance, strategic consulting, and marketing and CRM consulting. Prior to joining Deloitte, Jim worked at a bulge-bracket investment bank where he served U.S. municipalities as an investment banker and derivatives marketer. Jim has broad experience in helping municipalities meet their financial challenges and fund infrastructure and other projects through traditional and creative structured financing solutions. Jim has an MBA in Finance and Strategic Management from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and a BA in Economics from Yale University.