Gaurav Menon

Background

About Gaurav Menon

I lead Guidehouse's Capital Projects and Infrastructure practice for State & Local Governments and our firm’s Disaster Recovery Solution. I specialize in supporting state and local entities involved in the delivery of large and complex multi-million dollar capital programs, with a focus on resilience and long term recovery. I have worked with commercial and public sector clients, advising them on a range of topics across the capital project lifecycle, from capital planning & prioritization strategies, project controls and governance, project assurance, forensic investigations and dispute resolution support, and transaction advisory support. For over a decade I have been passionately supporting communities in crises and post disaster recovery and resilience efforts, advising on recovery efforts in Louisiana, Colorado, Texas, New York, Missouri, West Virginia, Japan, and Indonesia where disaster costs were greater than $300B. My focus is, and has always been, bringing innovative strategies, strong governance, and regulatory insight to assist in building back stronger and more resilient communities. From advising clients on federal grants including FHWA, ARRA, HUD CDBG-DR, FEMA PA and HM, I have developed project management tools to aid execution of projects throughout the lifecycle – from grant application through closeout – including capital project assessments, eligibility determinations, cost projections, duplication of benefits determinations, oversight and monitoring, and GIS mapping and reporting. I routinely conduct stakeholder outreach and education, present to senior government executives and elected officials in identifying and vetting needs of the local communities, and recommending solutions to improve the performance of their capital investments.