Balancing act requires planning for the unexpected

The balancing act of leadership has changed because technology advancements and customer demands do not fit squarely within historical governance and finance systems. This is most acute when social system resources are implicated. The speed of change has created an imperative to plan for the unexpected and to develop and operate solutions that are not too big to fail.   

Our Mission

The mission of project seastar is to create infrastructure solutions so communities may thrive and survive when faced with the unexpected.  The McKinsey Global Institute forecasts that from 2016 through 2030, the world needs to invest about 3.8 percent of GDP, or an average of $3.3 trillion a year, in economic infrastructure just to support expected rates of growth. Emerging economies account for 60 percent of that need. Technology such as renewable power facilities networked on the electrical grid similar to the world wide web have created a new paradigm for governance and finance that is in stark contrast to developing central plant power stations. These networks are an integral part of society’s future – many would argue “essential” to survival. Global events remind us that our aging infrastructure is vulnerable and that capital is needed to develop resilient solutions. However, there is an investment gap because there are no widely accepted instruments to finance these solutions. Capital markets continue to evolve searching for a risk/return equilibrium as well as respond to regulatory changes.

10%

U.S. transportation infrastructure financed by private capital

92%

U.S. power infrastructure financed by private capital

9%

U.S. water & sewer infrastructure financed by private capital