The Bond Buyer’s 8th Annual Transportation Finance Conference

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Tyler D. Duvall
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Tyler D. Duvall
Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, Office of the Secretary
U.S. Department of Transportation

Tyler Duvall is the Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy in the Office of the Secretary at the U.S. Department of Transportation. He was nominated by President Bush on January 17, 2006, and confirmed on May 26, 2006, by the Senate following his confirmation hearing. Tyler currently works closely with the Department’s senior leadership in the development of transportation policies.

From 2003 to May 2006, Tyler served as the Acting Assistant Secretary and the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy. From 2002 to 2003, Tyler was the Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy. In that role, Tyler advised the Assistant Secretary on a broad range of transportation policy and legal issues related to surface and maritime transportation.

Before joining USDOT, Tyler worked from 1998 to 2002 as an associate in the Business and Finance Group of Hogan & Hartson, LLP, the largest law firm in Washington, DC. At Hogan & Hartson, Tyler represented various public and private companies in a wide range of business dealings, including mergers, acquisitions and securities filings.

Tyler received his law degree from the University of Virginia, School of Law and his bachelor of arts with a major in economics from Washington and Lee University.

Tyler is married to Andrea Duvall. He has two daughters, Olivia and Julia Duvall. Tyler was born and raised in the Washington, DC area.

Londa grew up in Champaign, IL and graduated with a degree in finance from the University of Illinois.

She began her career at U.S. Bank (then First Wisconsin) in 1982 as a Management Trainee. She worked within the retail business line of the bank from 1983 until 1998, initially as a Personal Banker, then as a Branch Manager and eventually as the Wisconsin Division Retail Manager. Along the way, Londa became a Private Banking Segment Leader. In 1996 she was named the Chairman of the Board of Firstar Bank Wisconsin and the President of the Madison Market.

In November 1998, she accepted the position of Group Manager for Private Banking at Firstar Bank. Finally, during the initial stages of the merger of U.S. Bank and Firstar Bank in the spring of 2001, she was named the President of the Private Client Group. In 2001-2002 Londa and her team of direct managers led the Private Client Group through a successful integration while maintaining a focus on exceeding client expectations.

In her continued capacity as President of the Madison Market, Londa actively serves her community. She serves on the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors as well as the United Way of Dane County Board of Directors. In 1999 she Chaired the Dane County United Way campaign. She also currently serves on the Board of Directors for Meriter Health Services and Camp Manito-wish YMCA. Londa is a member of the Downtown Madison Rotary Club.

In 1996 Londa was honored by being named the Distinguished Woman in Banking by Northwestern Financial Review.

Londa's husband Walter is a Senior Investment Professional with US Bancorp Asset Management. They have two children, Kristin and Carlton.

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