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Eliot J. Lees, SH&E Vice President

Area of Specialization
Mr. Lees directs SH&E’s finance and airport privatization practice, specializing in financial feasibility assessments, strategic planning and business development for airports and aviation related projects, such as cargo, aircraft maintenance and multimodal tradeports. He has an extensive background in financial due diligence, strategic planning, and airport finance. While at SH&E, Mr. Lees has worked on a wide range of feasibility engagements and acting as a financial advisor to investor groups and bid consortiums.

Over the past five years Mr. Lees has advised a range of airports, governments, investment banking firms, regulators, and private airport and cargo operators regarding financial issues. His experience spans four continents and he has been involved in many of the leading airport privatization initiatives.

Client	Engagement
State of Indiana	Financial Analysis of UAL Indianapolis Maintenance Facility
American Airlines	Gate Demand Study for JFK Terminal 8 Project
Aeroterm	Financial Feasibility of Cargo Warehouse Project at ONT
Massport	Feasibility Consultant for Massport Bonds (multiple)
OPIC	Financial Due Diligence of Quito Airport, Ecuador
American Port Services	Financial Feasibility of Cargo Warehouse Project at JFK
Lima Airport Partners	Retail Concession Analysis
International Finance Corporation	Costa Rica Aviation Forecasting and Financial Analysis
Lima Airport Partners	Financial Due Diligence for Financing
LAX2 Corporation	Terminal Valuation and Risk Assessment
IDB	Financial Due Diligence for 7 Dominican Airport
Airport Authority Hong Kong	Cargo Development Land Use Plan
State of Louisiana	Financial Feasibility of a Multi-modal Cargo Airport
American Port Services	Lakefront Airport Financial Feasibility Assessment
Delta Airlines	Gate Demand Study for BOS Terminal A Project
Burlington Vermont	Feasibility Consultant for Airport Bonds (multiple)
Warburg, Dillon Read	Financial Feasibility of Istanbul Terminal Privatization.
Athens International Airport	Cost Allocation Model and Tariff Development
Burlington Vermont	Parking Garage Feasibility Assessment
Government of Mexico	Financial Modeling in Airport Privatization
Johnson Controls	Stewart Airport Privatization Bid
Airport Group International	Airport Privatization, Santiago Chile
Gateway Developers	JFK-IAB Terminal Privatization Bid

Background
Prior to becoming associated with SH&E, Mr. Lees was an investment banker specializing in municipal and tax-exempt financing. Mr. Lees spent more than 10 years in various finance positions with leading New England financial institutions, including the position of Vice President at Bank of New England in Boston, MA.

Education
BA, Economics, University of Massachusetts
MBA, Boston University

Languages
English and Spanish