Kevin DeGood is the director of Infrastructure Policy at American Progress. His work focuses on how highway, transit, aviation, and maritime policy affect America’s global competitiveness, access to opportunity for diverse communities, and environmental sustainability.Prior to joining American Progress, DeGood was the deputy policy director at Transportation for America, where he conducted research, provided legislative analysis, and advanced T4 campaign priorities with congressional leaders. Before that, he was the director of legislative affairs for Simon and Company, Inc., a federal affairs firm specializing in the representation of municipal governments and transit authorities.DeGood's First book, "Thinking Outside the Farebox: Creative Approaches to Financing Transit Projects," was published in 2012.DeGood received his B.A. in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his M.A. in Public Policy from the University of Southern California