John D. Porcari is a nationally-recognized public and private sector infrastructure leader, delivering some of America’s most challenging projects and driving the adoption of equitable, community-serving infrastructure policies and projects at the local, state and federal levels. John is Managing Partner of 3P Enterprises and serves on the board of directors of STV Inc., a leading national infrastructure engineering, environmental, and planning firm, as well as Vantage Airport Group, which operates 10 airports worldwide and is delivering the new world-class LaGuardia airport. John previously served as Deputy Secretary and Chief Operating Officer of the United States Department of Transportation in the Obama-Biden administration. As Deputy Secretary, John led a series of policy, process and financial reforms to expedite the delivery of infrastructure projects throughout the US. Prior public sector leadership positions include twice serving as Secretary of the Maryland Department of Transportation, America’s only state-level DOT that incorporates statewide transit, highway, port, aviation, bridge & tunnel authority and motor vehicle licensing functions.

Zach Kahn has been on Tesla’s Public Policy & Business Development team since December 2019. Currently, he is the Senior Policy Manager for the East Region. He also oversees Tesla’s heavy duty vehicle policy efforts in North America. Prior to joining Tesla, Zach served in a number of roles, including, Director of Government Relations, North America, for BYD Motors, an electric bus and truck manufacturer, from April 2015 to November 2019. Zach also served as Vice President of Business Development at WAVE, a leading wireless charging technology company from September 2012 to April 2015. Zach is on the Board of Directors of the Center for Transportation and the Environment, has a law degree from Cardozo Law School and a BA from Tufts University.

Congressman DeFazio served as a member of the House Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) Committee since he first entered Congress in 1987. In 2019, DeFazio was elected to the position of Chair of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, which has jurisdiction over the Coast Guard, highways and transit, ports and water resources, railroads, aviation, and economic development. During his tenure on the Committee, he served as Chairman or Ranking Member of four of the six subcommittees: Aviation, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Highways and Transit, and Water Resources and Environment. He authored and passed in the House the Moving Forward Act.

Steven T. Wallauch joined Platinum Advisors in 2012 through the merger of Suter, Wallauch, Corbett, & Associates (SWCA) with Platinum Advisors. He was a principal with SWCA for over twenty years and is recognized as a leading Capitol specialist in transportation policy and public transit issues. Other areas of expertise include municipal planning, local economic development, water district policy, public works policy, and public infrastructure finance. In addition to his legislative activities, Steve works extensively with the California Transportation Commission, Caltrans, and the California Air Resources Board in the interests of his clients. He represents client policy issues at the California Energy Commission and Water Quality Control Board. He is the primary liaison with statewide associations such as Transportation California, the Self-Help Counties Coalition, the California Transit Association, the League of California Cities, and the California State Association of Counties on public works issues.

Christa Lucas is Senior Vice President, Government Affairs, Public Policy, and Advocacy for the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) where she oversees NBAA’s outreach to U.S. Congress, the federal administration, state and local governments, the aviation community, and grassroots programs. On behalf of NBAA, she leads the Advanced Air Mobility Roundtable, which provides a forum to develop positions and industry consensus on legislative and regulatory challenges and opportunities including airport access, airspace management, local community engagement and other critical priorities. Ms. Lucas previously served as associate administrator for airports at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and as deputy assistant secretary for aviation and international affairs at the U.S. Department of Transportation. She also served as the legislative director to Representative Jerry Costello (IL) and was professional staff on the House Aviation Subcommittee, which Rep. Costello chaired. She managed the legislative agenda and handled responsibilities related to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

Shannon H. Hines joined Textron in February 2022 as Textron’s Senior Vice President – Government Affairs & Washington Operations. She is responsible for leading Textron’s Washington-based government affairs activities, managing the corporate strategies and activities that maximize Congressional and Executive Branch support for programs and issues of interest to Textron and its business units. Hines joined Textron following a career on Capitol Hill. She was most recently Republican staff director for the Senate Appropriations Committee. In this role, Hines served as chief advisor to Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama and was the primary liaison between the Appropriations Committee and Senate and House leadership, the White House and federal agencies. Hines previously served as staff director for the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, senior professional staff to the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee and Republican staff director for the Senate Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations. She has also served as chief of staff and legislative director for Senator Shelby. She received her B.A. in Politics from Wake Forest University.

As Executive Director, Dan Raudebaugh has dedicated the last 29 years to fostering environmental and energy sustainability and creating jobs within US emerging technology sectors. He has developed, secured funding for, and managed a varied portfolio of cost-shared research, development, demonstration, and deployment projects exceeding $1.5 billion. Mr. Raudebaugh leads a staff of experienced engineers and project managers who are committed to improving the efficiency and sustainability of US energy and transportation systems. Mr. Raudebaugh holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree from Georgia Tech.