Duane Callender

Duane Callender manages the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) credit program. He directs a staff responsible for all aspects of project evaluations, negotiations and portfolio monitoring. Mr. Callender oversees a portfolio that encompasses over $22 billion in Federal credit assistance to 53 intermodal, highway and transit projects totaling more than $79 billion of infrastructure investment in the U.S. Immediately before joining the TIFIA program, he held positions in DOT�s Office of Budget and Programs; �where he was responsible for oversight of the Maritime Administration budget; in DOT�s Inspector General�s Office and the Budget Office of the District of Columbia�s Metropolitan Police Department.A New York native, Mr. Callender holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from ConnecticutCollege (1994) and a Master�s Degree in Public Administration from AmericanUniversity (1998).