Erin McLaughlin Senior Economist, ESF Center, The Conference Board Former VP of Private Market Resources, American Council of Engineering Companies Erin McLaughlin is a Senior Economist at The Conference Board in the Economy, Strategy and Finance (ESF) Center. Within ESF, Erin focuses on a new area of TCB research: Energy, Infrastructure & Environment. Erin joined The Conference Board in 2022 after five years with the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), where she was Vice President of Private Market Resources. In that role, Erin led ACEC’s efforts in analyzing economic and market activities, as well as connected policy implications—such as from 2021’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Market areas of focus included commercial and residential real estate, intermodal and logistics, energy and utilities, and health care and science+technology facilities. Prior to joining ACEC in 2017, Erin spent 10 years with Dewberry, a large engineering and professional services firm, and was also National Federal Market Leader at global architecture firm HOK. Erin is a Past President of Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW), Northern Virginia Chapter and has also served on the board of Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS), DC Chapter. Erin regularly presents and moderates panel discussions on infrastructure, land use, and topics connected to the built environment. Erin holds an MS in transportation (planning concentration) from the University of New Orleans as well as an MBA from Marymount University and a BA in American civilization (urban studies concentration) from George Washington University. In 2019 Erin completed Oxford University’s Infrastructure, Development and Finance course. Erin has a Certificate in economic measurement from the National Association for Business Economics as well as a Certificate in mitigation planning from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Emergency Management Institute.