Shailendra Kaushik is an urban mobility and PPP expert with over 25 years of global experience across Asia, Africa, the Middle East and the Pacific. He specialises in policy formulation, investment advisory, mobility planning, PPP structuring and climate-aligned transport infrastructure finance.
As Co-Founder of Cities Forum and Senior Advisor to ADB, GIZ and GGGI, he has led national transport policies, large-scale PPP transactions and innovative urban mobility projects. His expertise spans public transport, electric mobility, metro and rail, roads, airports and logistics, covering the full lifecycle from planning to implementation.
He was instrumental in developing Dubai's first PPP under the Dubai PPP Law, the Dubai Courts Robotic Parking Project, creating a model for future concessions in the region. He is also a recognised trainer, having designed and delivered capacity-building programmes on electric buses, depot management and PPP structuring for transport authorities and startups across India, Africa and Asia Pacific.
Leading global advisory on sustainable transport, PPP transactions and climate finance. Advising governments and multilateral institutions (ADB, GIZ, KfW, GGGI, UNEP) across Asia, Africa and the Pacific: national e-mobility policies, transport decarbonization roadmaps and climate finance frameworks.
Spearheaded PPP concessions in highways, airports and logistics, including business development and financial structuring of multi-billion-dollar projects. Developed the Dubai Supreme Courts PPP, the first project under the PPP Law of Dubai.
Managed feasibility studies, technical due diligence, transport master planning and procurement for large public transport and urban infrastructure projects: metro systems, BRT, airports and mobility planning across multiple countries.
Built WSP's transport modelling team in Hamilton and delivered transport modelling and assessment projects across the Pacific.
Project development advisory across urban infrastructure sectors; built partnerships with state governments and private investors to scale up PPP implementation.
Comprehensive mobility planning and revenue forecasting. Developed city and regional four-stage transport models for transport plans, toll road revenue forecasts and public transport due diligence.
Research on sustainable mobility, clean-energy transport and urban transport policy, including Delhi's first clean bus project introducing CNG buses and modelling its air quality impact.
Australia · Bangladesh · Colombia · Ethiopia · Fiji · Germany · Hungary · India · Italy · Kenya · Montenegro · Nauru · New Zealand · Nigeria · Oman · Qatar · Saudi Arabia · Singapore · Spain · Tanzania · Thailand · Uganda · UAE · United Kingdom · Vietnam