Based in Washington DC, Nicolas Rubio heads Meridiam Infrastructure North America (MINA).

He has built his experience in the development, construction and operation of private and public infrastructure projects over a 38-year career in Europe, Africa and the Americas.

He began his career with Ferrovial and its infrastructure developer, Cintra. After ten years as a builder, during which he managed Ferrovial’s branch in Tunisia, he joined Cintra to become successively Global Technical and Development Director, then President of Cintra US in charge of US activities, and finally Global Operations Director, before joining Meridiam in early 2021.

Over the course of his career, he has been involved in the development of over 150 private infrastructure projects in more than 30 countries, including such successes as Highway 407ETR in Canada and state-of-the-art managed lanes projects in Texas, North Carolina, Virginia, Colorado and Georgia.

In 2010, the American Road and Transportation Builders Association awarded him Contractor of the Year for his role in promoting PPPs in the U.S. transportation sector. In 2017, he was selected by the National P3 Council as one of the top 10 U.S. pioneers of P3 transportation infrastructure.

Nicolas holds a master’s degree in civil engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain.