Jamie Wilhelm Executive Vice President/Public-Private Transactions American Campus Communities

Jamie Wilhelm oversees ACC’s public-private partnership division and is responsible for all on-campus business development efforts, including our American Campus Equity (ACE) program. Under Jamie's leadership, his team has developed and/or completed more than 75 on-campus transactions totaling approximately 65,000 beds and approximately $6.1 billion in total project cost. These transactions have been completed as third-party, tax-exempt bond finance projects, conventional leasehold mortgages, university general obligation bonds and direct investments under the ACE program.

Prior to joining ACC, Jamie specialized in higher education and related non-profit finance. During an investment banking career that spanned nearly two decades, he participated in the origination of more than $2 billion of debt and derivative transactions for more than 80 higher education institutions and non-profits. He also served as the investment banker for more than $350 million of ACC projects. Jamie joined ACC from RBC’s public finance department where he served as the managing director of the higher education sector. Prior to RBC, he was a managing director with Banc One Capital Markets (currently JPMorgan Capital Markets) and held positions at McDonald & Company Securities (currently KeyBanc Capital Markets) and The Ohio Company (currently Fifth Third Markets). Jamie is a graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

Jensen Clarke Director, Head of P3 Business Development Fengate

Jensen Clarke is a senior member of the Fengate Infrastructure investment team and is responsible for P3 partnering and project development across Canada and the US. As the firm’s business development and teaming lead, Jensen is focused on a strategic roster of high-profile P3 pursuits across North America. His most recent resume includes the LAX Consolidated Rent-a-Car Facility, Macdonald Block Reconstruction project, Prince George’s County Public Schools project, and Gander and Grand Falls-Windsor Long-Term Care Homes project.

Prior to joining Fengate in 2013, Jensen was a senior member of the transaction finance group at Infrastructure Ontario, a Crown agency with a mandate to build and modernize vital public infrastructure and maximize the value of government-owned buildings and land.

Jensen holds an MBA from the Schulich School of Business at York University and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University.

Eivind Dueland Regional Senior Vice President of Development Amber Infrastructure

Eivind N. Dueland is an accomplished infrastructure investment professional with over 15 years of experience in infrastructure investment and project development in North American and Europe from P3 transactions totaling more than $18 billion.  As Senior Vice President of Development at Amber Infrastructure he focuses on accelerating Amber’s interests in public infrastructure projects, and leads all aspects of development and execution of Amber’s P3 and public infrastructure investments in the U.S.  

Before joining Amber, Eivind’s firm, Endeavor Infrastructure, LLC, advised companies and investors in the infrastructure and P3 markets in North America. Previously Mr. Dueland also held leading roles with Skanska, where he led P3 transactions as developer and equity investor in the U.S. and Europe – including the successful close of the Ultimate I-4 Project in Florida and the Rv.3 Project in Norway. While at Skanska Eivind also oversaw the structuring of all insurance programs on Skanska’s P3 pursuits in North America, including the USD 4 billion “LaGuardia Central Terminal Building” in New York.

Eivind holds a Master of Science degree in Project Management and Construction Engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and is currently based in Washington DC.

Brian Dugan Managing Director Edgemoor Infrastructure & Real Estate

Brian Dugan serves as a Managing Director for Edgemoor Infrastructure & Real Estate. Edgemoor is a leader in the development of public-private partnerships (P3s), with more than $4.5 billion of P3s delivered or under construction nationally. As part of Edgemoor’s leadership team, Brian helps shape the firm’s business strategy, structure, budget and staffing. Additionally, he is responsible for identifying opportunities, forming partnerships, sourcing debt and equity, negotiating contractual arrangements, and overseeing projects. Brian currently serves as CEO of Edgemoor-Star America Judicial Partners, which delivered and now operates and maintains the Howard County Circuit Courthouse in Maryland. Prior to joining Edgemoor in 2013, Brian was with Poseidon and helped develop the $1 billion Carlsbad Seawater Desalination P3 in San Diego County.  Brian holds an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management and a BS from the University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce.

Suhrita Sen Founder & Principal Infrastructure Advisors

Suhrita is the Founder and Principal of Infrastructure Advisors, a platform devoted to development, planning, and financing of infrastructure including the unique multidisciplinary needs of P3s. She advises national and international leadership in public private partnerships in roles as varied as financial advisor, strategic advisor, and technical advisor. Suhrita is an advocate for entrepreneurism, innovation and diversity in infrastructure.

Emeka Chinwuba Partner Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

Emeka Chinwuba is a project finance partner at Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP and his practice focuses on project development and financing transactions, particularly for renewable energy and infrastructure projects in the Americas. His practice also includes US public private partnerships for transportation and social infrastructure projects, as well as general bank finance transactions, including acquisition financings, investment grade financings and asset-based lending transactions.

Emeka previously worked in the United Arab Emirates advising on the development and financing of renewable energy projects (including offshore wind) in the MENA region and in Europe.

Emeka has also served as a volunteer prosecution attorney at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda located in Arusha, Tanzania, in connection with the trials of genocidaires involved in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.