Chief, Office of Innovative Finance and Delivery
Maryland Department of Transportation
Marshall Macomber is Chief of the Office of Innovative Finance and Delivery at the Maryland Department of Transportation. In this role, he leads the development and procurement of complex, major projects across the Department’s six modal administrations, including public-private partnerships. Under his leadership the Office is guided by six goals: to think innovatively and act quickly; to act collaboratively and in a spirit of partnership; to leverage all possible sources of finance, public and private; to get project risk right; and to achieve the best possible value for Maryland taxpayers, in the most transparent way possible. Macomber has worked in senior roles in both government and the private sector. Prior to MDOT, Macomber was the founder and president of ThinkP3, a DC-based infrastructure consulting practice. Prior to that, he served on Capitol Hill as a longtime Chief of Staff to a senior Member of Congress. He also worked for the public affairs network C-SPAN. Macomber is a frequent public speaker and thought leader in the infrastructure industry. He earned his MBA from Georgetown University, and an undergraduate degree in Journalism from the University of Georgia.
From small projects to mega airport revamps, public-private partnerships are growing. As one more tool in the issuer toolbox, are there new opportunities to tap private capital given the priority shifts – and the continued support of private-activity bonds – in Washington?