Lester Kao
Director – CohnReznick Advisory LLC

Lester Kao advises public and private entities on a range of issues including infrastructure management, funding, and finance; decarbonization strategy; target operating model (TOM)/governance deployment; and risk management and mitigation strategies.

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Experience and credentials

Multidisciplinary skillset spans across the capital program lifecycle with industry expertise including transportation, aviation, mobility, ports/logistics, energy, higher education, and government
Leverages data science and analysis to enhance stakeholder understanding and decision-making of large-scale capital projects
Combines extensive project finance, data analysis, and strategy/operations experience to deliver value and actionable insights to organizations
Scope of services includes project structuring, financial planning, operating model transformation, risk mitigation, and asset decarbonization
With more than a decade of experience, Lester is committed to helping clients transform their organizations and projects
Previously worked in the infrastructure capital projects advisory practice for a Big Four firm, leading initiatives encompassing risk assessment and mitigation, asset value-for-money, global capital projects best practices, and artificial intelligence adoption
Additional prior experience includes working for a leading civil engineering firm overseeing capital program strategy and excellence – inclusive of managing the client engagement for a major port authority with extensive seaport and airport operations on the U.S. West Coast

Education

Master of Public Policy – Harvard University
B.A., Economics – Johns Hopkins University