FAIRFAX, VA – STV, a leading professional services firm that plans, designs and manages infrastructure projects across North America, today announced that Patricia Macchi has been promoted to vice president. In this role, Macchi will serve as STV’s national director of infrastructure economics and grants advisory, providing guidance and leadership on grant strategy, development and management, benefit-cost analyses, economic impact assessments, financial advisory and other services.
“Patricia has an exceptional understanding of the grant economics environment and delivered an impressive track record for securing crucial funding for our clients,” said Marcos Díaz González, executive vice president and director of the Centers of Excellence at STV. “With an unprecedented number of funding programs at the federal, state and local levels, Patricia’s skillset and leadership has allowed STV to meet this watershed moment for clients and help communities get the funding they need for transformative infrastructure.”
Since joining STV, Macchi has led successful grant applications and economic analysis for a broad range of clients including Dallas Fort Worth International Airport in Texas, Maryland Department of Transportation, Pace Suburban Bus in Illinois, Hampton Roads Transit in Virginia and New York City School Bus Umbrella Services.
Last year, Macchi led the development of G.R.A.N.T.S. (Grant Research and Analysis Navigation Tool System), STV’s digital tool to aid in grant research and analysis. Leveraging advanced and targeted analytics, the tool compiles federal, state, regional and local grant information from trusted websites about upcoming application opportunities, allowing clients to more efficiently and effectively identify grant opportunities that apply to the unique infrastructure needs that will most benefit their local community.
Macchi is an active steward and leader within the industry. She was most recently elected to the Board of Directors for the 2024-2026 WTS Foundation, which initiates research and provides scholarship opportunities as well as educational opportunities to advance women in transportation. She is also an active member of the WTS Washington, D.C., Chapter and Women of Electric Vehicles, and recently completed the Eno Center for Transportation’s 2024 Senior Executive Program.
Macchi earned her Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and her Master of Arts in Economics from Boston University.
STV has been a leader in providing grants and funding strategy and economic analysis in support of transportation and other infrastructure projects across the country, including the Montgomery County Zero-Emission Bus Transition in Maryland, the Gateway Program Hudson River Tunnel in New York and New Jersey, as well as the Charlotte Area Transit System light rail expansion in North Carolina.
