Julian Gonsalves is the Assistant City Manager for Public-Private Partnerships, responsible for the development and delivery of the City’s P3 initiatives, primarily through capital project planning and financing. In this role, Gonsalves leverages City assets and resources to implement City infrastructure-, facility- and economic development-related public and private sector partnership projects, and facilitate development and implementation of alternative service delivery strategies to lessen reliance on City funding. He manages and coordinate these initiatives across multiple City departments and community organizations.

Gonsalves spent eight years at WSP USA, an engineering professional services firm, working from consultant to investor advisory service area manager in the firm’s alternative project delivery service area, specializing in P3, due diligence services, infrastructure development and finance. He has been involved in the development of complex short- and long-term financial forecasts and plans that cover the full lifecycle of major built infrastructure investments, and is experienced in evaluating projects through data evaluation and creating key performance indicators that inform and drive strategic decision making. His career includes project delivery, financial analysis and planning, sustainability and construction experience in the United States, Canada, India and the United Arab Emirates. 

Gonsalves earned a master’s in Civil and Environmental Engineering in Sustainable Design and Construction from Stanford University and a bachelor’s of technology in Civil Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Karnataka, India. Before earning his master’s at Stanford University, Gonsalves worked as a consultant for Habitat for Humanity India. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a Certified P3 Professional. While at WSP, he was a board member of Young Professionals in Infrastructure beginning in 2018. He was a 2020 Clean Energy Leadership Institute Fellow.