Senior Director, CFA
Fitch Ratings
Scott Monroe is a San Francisco-based Senior Director in Fitch Ratings’ Global Infrastructure and Project Finance group. He heads the North American Infrastructure Team, consisting of approximately 20 analysts, which covers airports, seaports, toll roads, social infrastructure and sports facilities using demand-based and availability pay financing structures. Scott joined Fitch in 2007 as a member of Fitch’s tax-supported and later its water/sewer groups. Scott earned a BS in business administration from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley and is a CFA Charterholder. In addition, he is a member of the California Society of Municipal Analysts and the National Federation of Municipal Analysts. Scott was named as a Rising Star by the Bond Buyer in 2018.
From toll roads to TIFIA, issuers across the country are exploring innovative ways of bringing in revenue and understanding road usage to fill funding gaps. How much can issuers rely on the highway trust fund and Congress’ willingness to fill the continuing holes in it? What’s in store for the next transportation reauthorization legislation in 2026?