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WSP has selected Shawn Wilson as lead coordination for the national transportation and infrastructure agency, based in Montreal announced the engineering and design giant on February 7.
Based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Wilson will expand WSP’s network within the transportation and infrastructure industry, identify strategic growth opportunities and support communications efforts with federal and state governments. Wilson served as secretary of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development from 2016 to 2023.
“I have long admired Shawn’s leadership in the transportation industry,” said Sofia Berger, executive of the U.S. National Transportation and Infrastructure Business Line at WSP. “His legacy at LaDOTD is impressive, with a track record of innovative thinking and commitment to project execution across multiple administrations.”
Shawn Wilson
Courtesy of WSP
WSP is focused on transport and infrastructure projects, particularly water, clean energy, decarbonization and resilience work, CEO Alexandre L’Heureux said on a recent earnings call.
As head of LaDODT, Wilson oversaw more than $5.2 billion in construction projects and established the state’s Office of Innovative Procurement, advancing innovative financing and accelerating design and construction. Developed and implemented LaDODT’s first two at-risk construction manager projects and successfully delivered the state’s first infrastructure public-private partnership.
Wilson also served as then-Gov. The political leader of John Bel Edwards. He was elected as the first African-American president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials for 2021-22, and served on the executive committee as chairman of the Transportation Research Board.
Wilson received his bachelor’s degree in urban and regional planning from the University of Louisiana-Lafayette. He also earned a master’s degree in public administration and a doctorate in public policy from the Nelson Mandela School of Public Policy at Southern University in Baton Rouge.
