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Eliot R. Cutler has been one of our directors since December 2003. Since November 2000, he has been a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of the law firm of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. Prior to that, he was a partner in the Washington, D.C. law firm of Cutler & Stanfield, LLP from 1988 to 2000. A specialist in the negotiation and development of large-scale infrastructure projects, Mr. Cutler served as Associate Director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Carter. Until his departure in 1980, he was the principal White House official in the environmental, energy and natural resources areas. During this time, Mr. Cutler also directed the President's Energy Coordinating Committee and represented the U.S. in international summit negotiations concerning energy and environmental matters.
Mr. Cutler has been General Counsel of the International Council of Shopping Centers and was the first American member of the Board of Directors of Skanska AB, one of the world's largest construction companies. In private practice, Mr. Cutler has guided the development of airports, highways and other major infrastructure projects for both public and private sector clients | 