Cornell Program in Infrastructure Policy (CPIP)

CPIP Founding Director Prof. Rick Geddes was recently invited by Scripps News for a conversation with Del Walters about the country's infrastructure past, present, and future. You can watch the video clip of that conversation in Rick's post below.

On June 13 at the American Enterprise Institute, I gladly welcomed a panel of experts to discuss the evolution of the US power grid, and how it responds to increasing demand, rapidly changing technologies, and the introduction of clean and sustainable energy. The impressive panel of experts were Cornell Program in Infrastructure Policy (CPIP) Board member Jeff Weiss; Sean McGarvey, President of North America’s Building Trades Unions; Scott Aaronson; and Jaquelin Cochran. If you could not attend this event in-person or online, please watch a recording here: https://lnkd.in/eSgrD_34

CPIP and Hodes Weill & Associates have just issued our second annual Infrastructure Allocations Monitor. The results are based on survey responses from 102 institutional investors in 20 countries  The 2024 participants hold total assets under management (“AUM”) exceeding US$8.2 trillion and have portfolio investments in infrastructure exceeding US$350 billion. These findings indicate a growing interest in infrastructure as an asset class, with particular interest in digital and energy transition infrastructure.  The full report is below. 

Earlier this morning, we had a joint webinar with Hodes Weill & Associates on the results from a recent (2024) survey researching infrastructure investment trends. Today's feature article provides a summary of those trends. Read on! https://lnkd.in/gmt6rk2W

Event in DC organized by American Enterprise Institute with Prof. Rick Geddes leading the discussion. Registration details to attend the event in person or on-line are in this link: https://lnkd.in/gg4qx6vJ Cornell University: Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy

Please register for Hodes Weill & Associates and CPIP webinar with Prof. Rick Geddes, Mark Rudovic, CAIA, and Jordan Gould speaking on infrastructure investment trends. https://lnkd.in/dDWwQcGJ

Please watch our updated video summarizing who we are and what we do. As we finish the 23-24 school year, we start looking forward to the next one in Fall 2024. Have a fun summer! https://lnkd.in/gEn54QZ2

Thought Leaders on Infrastructure video series -- final video of the Spring 2024. Long-time member of the CPIP Board of Advisors Raymond A. DiPrinzio focuses on the role of higher education in infrastructure delivery. Ray points out that higher education has an enormous opportunity and a bright future with regards to infrastructure education. He believes Cornell University can play an incredible role in continuing to raise the level of awareness of the different forms of procurement while bridging the misunderstanding gaps about financing, contracting, and risks. Ray says that CPIP helps both the private and public sectors to better understand how infrastructure can be most cost effectively developed. https://lnkd.in/gfPiZynH

Thought Leaders on Infrastructure video series. Rick Geddes explains how value capture can be derived from wastewater treatment plants, landfills, chicken farms and cattle ranches where methane is produced. Methane can be captured and converted into electricity, which can then be sold back to the electrical grid. Investors can finance the installation of the technology to capture the methane, thus creating a “win-win” scenario. Cornell University: Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy https://lnkd.in/djXHkg8y