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In a closed-door meeting of the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank board held on Thursday, Jeffrey Diehl, the long-time CEO, tendered his resignation as he was facing dismissal.
The quasi-public agency that oversees hundreds of millions of dollars in infra
Opinion/Diehl and Ownjazayeri: Make major investments in RI’s infrastructure
Jeffrey Diehl and Vahid Ownjazayeri
Jeffrey Diehl is executive director and CEO of the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank and Vahid Ownjazayeri is chair of the bank’s board of directors.
The week of May 10 is United for Infrastructure Week and an opportunity to reflect on the state of Rhode Island and our nation’s critical infrastructure. From our roads and bridges, to safe drinking water, to sewers systems and wastewater treatment plants, to our public buildings and school facilities, infrastructure is the very backbone of our way of life and our economy. Yet as has been pointed out now for decades, Rhode Island and our nation are seriously underinvesting in the construction and maintenance of these critical assets.