Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

James Preusch brings more than 30 years of experience to his role as Chief Financial Officer for the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority. Prior to his appointment in August 2004, he was Principal Consultant, HNTB Management Consulting. As CFO, Mr. Preusch is responsible for planning, organizing, directing and coordinating the financial management of ACTA. Under the direction of the Chief Executive Officer, he manages ACTA’s controllership, treasury and administrative functions, overseeing a staff of five and a $2.4 billion budget. Mr. Preusch has a financial services background that includes extensive private-sector experience with PepsiCo, and Rockwell International. He has worked with public sector agencies on behalf of HNTB, Infra-Trans, LLC and AG Edwards. Mr. Preusch is familiar with the financial operations of the corridor, having served as ACTA treasurer from 1989 to 1999. He was integral to the design and implementation of ACTA’s $2.4 billion plan of finance and played an active role in the April 2004 $686 million bond transaction used to refinance the ACTA U.S. Department of Transportation loan. Previously, Mr. Preusch was a member of the financial staff of the Port of Los Angeles, assuming the Treasurer position in 1987 and serving as Chief Financial Officer from 1989 to 1999. During his career with the Port, he completed more than $2.7 billion in financing transactions, including a $1.2 billion bond sale on behalf of ACTA. Mr. Preusch has been a part of the OnTrac team, providing funding solutions for the city of Placentia rail grade separation project. He has also been part of the financial working group of Transportation Corridor Agencies, Irvine, helping develop a financial strategy to assist the San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency. He worked with the US Department of Transportation – Federal Highway Administration in developing a financial program for funding major transportation projects. Mr. Preusch received his undergraduate degree from Clarkson University and was awarded an MBA from Lehigh University. He is a CPA and Certified Treasury Professional.

Rudy Salo is a partner in the firm's Public Finance practice group based in the Los Angeles office. He has served as bond counsel, disclosure counsel, bank/lender's counsel, underwriters' counsel and borrower's counsel on a broad range of financings involving municipalities, school districts, transportation systems, cultural institutions, institutions of higher learning, sports teams and the federal government. A significant portion of Rudy’s practice includes representing commercial banks in providing credit and liquidity facilities in support of tax-exempt and taxable securities, as well as representing those banks in the purchase of privately-placed bonds and direct lending to government and nonprofit borrowers on a revolving and non-revolving basis. Rudy has also participated in the financing of numerous infrastructure projects throughout the country. These financings include serving as lender’s counsel to the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) in the financing of the Riverside Transportation Commission’s 91 Express Lanes extension, the Dallas Area Rapid Transit's Orange Line extension to DFW Airport and the renovation of the City of Denver's Union Station. Rudy also advised the USDOT in connection with the financial restructuring of the South Bay Expressway toll road in Southern California upon its emergence from bankruptcy and the sale and financing of the sale of State Road 125 to the San Diego Association of Governments. Additionally, Rudy represents and has represented The J. Paul Getty Trust with respect to the restructuring of its tax-exempt debt portfolio and has served and currently serves as Disclosure Counsel to the Public Works Board of the State of California.

Andy Nakahata is a Director in the Public Finance Department of Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Andy joined Citi in 2010 and brings extensive public finance experience while at two other major banks. Andy is based in San Francisco and serves a wide variety of west coast public finance clients. Andy has served as senior manager on more than $30 billion of financings over the course of his career. His current focus is Northern California local government issuers, west coast higher education, western region public power and western region state issuers. Over nearly 20 years, Andy has lead financings for a number of the largest municipal issuers in the western region. Andy has a Bachelor of Arts from Wesleyan University and a Master's in Public and Private Management from the Yale School of Management.

Mr. DeGroot is a Managing Director and heads J.P. Morgan’s Municipal Research and Strategies efforts. Mr. DeGroot has been the top ranked municipal bond strategist for eight consecutive years (2003 - 2010), based on the annual Institutional Investor Research pole. JP Morgan’s Municipal Research Group publishes daily and weekly market analytics and commentary for issuer and investor clients. The team also advises the firm’s investor clients on effective risk and performance management in tax-exempt and taxable municipal bond portfolios. Peter recently joined J.P. Morgan from Barclays Capital and Lehman Brothers where he was a Managing Director and head of the municipal strategies team. Mr. DeGroot began his career in 1984 in the Investment Banking Division at Manufacturers Hanover Trust, in New York. He holds degrees from the Saint Francis College in Computer Science and Business Management.

Edward J. De La Rosa established De La Rosa & Co. in 1989 to provide capital for public and private infrastructure projects across California. In slightly more than two decades, the firm has grown to become a leading underwriter and market maker for California municipal bonds and taxable fixed-income securities. Mr. De La Rosa believes in high-quality service and a high level of ethics. He has servedtwo terms on the Professional Qualifications Advisory Committee of the MunicipalSecurities Rulemaking Board, where he set professional standards for investmentbankers and bond brokers financing public and private projects. He has also served twoterms as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the California Public Securities Association.Mr. De La Rosa leads his firm’s corporate citizenship program. The program supportsscholarships, health-care services and other programs in communities across California.The firm’s signature program is “Fabric of Society,” an annual essay contest by which thefirm awards scholarships to California public high school seniors.Mr. De La Rosa holds a Master’s degree in Management from Yale University and aBachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of California, San Diego. In2004, he was awarded the Dean’s Alumni Achievement Award from the Yale School ofManagement. Mr. De La Rosa currently serves as a member of the Board of Advisors forYale University’s School of Management.