Michael Collins

Managing Director, JE Dunn Construction

Michael has nearly 20 years of experience in federal, state and local government and Public-Private Partnerships at the highest levels. Among the highlights of Michael’s career is creating successful Public-Private Partnerships marrying intergovernmental programs to achieve economic development projects locally and nationally; and, the appointment to the 2008 U.S. Department of Treasury Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) asset purchase and policy review advisory. Currently, Michael serves as the managing director for JE Dunn Capital Partners, LLC, the private equity commercial real estate investment subsidiary of JE Dunn Construction Company. Michael oversees and manages the Public Private Partnerships (P3) and Healthcare real estate project equity and debt structures, and investment projects for social infrastructure, public entity and large system higher education clients. In 2011, Michael became the president and CEO of Port KC, the regional Port Authority of Kansas City, where he led the organization spearheading a diversified portfolio of multi-modal transportation assets, public finance and economic development strategies to enhance the economic vitality of Kansas City through transportation and economic development Such projects include waterfront development along the Missouri River; creating intermodal inland port facilities; and enhancing river borne freight along the Missouri River regionally and globally. Michael began his career as senior advisor to Senator Christopher “Kit” Bond in Washington, D.C., and Kansas City, Missouri. In this capacity, he led and implemented the policy and financing structure for the IRS Service Center, National Nuclear Security Administration project, the Christopher S. “Kit” Bond Courthouse in Jefferson City, MO and Kit Bond bridge in Kansas City, MO. Over his career, Michael has completed more than $4 billion in public finance, real estate investment and development projects. Michael currently serves as the past chair for the Board of Trustees at Park University; a vice-chair of the Kansas City Streetcar Authority, the Missouri Partnership and Truman Medical Centers. Michael holds a degree in political science from Park University, an MBA in Finance from Rockhurst University and post-graduate education at John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.