Team

Jeffrey R. Diehl is the Executive Director and CEO of Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank. Jeff has over three decades of experience in multinational banking, capital market strategy, and public-sector finance. Prior to joining the Bank in 2016, Jeff was the Managing Partner of Strategic Sovereign Advisors, a consulting firm advising governments and financial institutions. Previously, he served as Vice Chairman of the US Public Sector, Global Head of Public Sector Banking, and Global Head of Public Sector Capital Markets each for London-based HSBC. Prior to HSBC, Mr. Diehl held progressively senior positions with a number of top-tier international financial institutions. Mr. Diehl holds both a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Michigan.

Shaun O’Rourke is Managing Director for Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank. Shaun is responsible for business and program development at the Bank and specifically oversees client management, product development, marketing functions, and climate resiliency programs. Before being promoted to Managing Director, Shaun was Director of Stormwater and Resiliency and was focused on ways to accelerate the state and its municipalities’ transition to clean energy and greater climate resiliency as Rhode Island’s first gubernatorial appointed Chief Resiliency Officer. Before joining the Bank, Shaun served as the National Green Infrastructure Director of Trust for Public Land and before that was the Director of Sustainable Design and faculty member at the Boston Architectural College. Shaun holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Vermont and a Master of Landscape Architecture from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

Vahid is a Managing Director of Global Infrastructure Solutions Inc. where he provides executive leadership for implementing strategic growth initiatives in infrastructure and program management. He previously served as President of AECOM’s Global Infrastructure Business, and then as its Chief Growth and Strategy officer.  Prior to that, Vahid was the President of the Commercial, State, and Local division of The Shaw Group. Vahid received an MS and BS in Civil Engineering from Northeastern University.  He is a member of the Board of Trustees for University of Rhode Island as well as The Board of Governors for Bradley Hospital. He has previously served on the Board of Directors for Wediko Children Services, Advisory Board of Northeastern University Civil Engineering School, and was also Chair of the metro chapter of the Massachusetts Society of Professional Engineers.