Paslay Group taps Michael Schneider for transportation expansion. Oct. 02, 2026 1:53 p.m. Mike Schneider Paslay Group is expanding its advisory services beyond aviation, teaming with transportation executive Michael Schneider to develop a practice serving road, highway and public transportation infrastructure owners, the firm announced Friday. Schneider, whose career spans more than four decades, will serve as strategic advisor for the firm's transportation advisory and program management practice. The team will help owners develop and deliver complex infrastructure programs, including major capital investments and projects using alternative delivery strategies. A focus will be establishing a national practice supporting the development and implementation of local infrastructure ballot initiatives. Those measures help fund local transit, highway and active transportation projects, according to the announcement. Clay Paslay, the firm's president and CEO, said its Executive Program Management model grew from his experience as an airport executive overseeing a capital program and has been refined over 20 years. "Mike will build our transportation practice the same way, with proven leaders who know their industry from the inside," Paslay said. Schneider most recently co-founded InfraStrategies LLC and served as its managing partner. He remains a senior adviser to that firm. Previously, he was a senior vice president at HDR, directing its strategic consulting practice and serving as international director of professional services. He also spent nearly 30 years at Parsons Brinckerhoff, now WSP, where he led its transportation business in the western United States and founded and chaired its global strategic advisory practice. Schneider has advised infrastructure owners worldwide on planning, financing and project delivery. He has authored more than 150 papers and publications on infrastructure finance and project delivery. In 2024, he was inducted into the American Public Transportation Association's Hall of Fame. He currently serves as vice chair of the American Public Transportation Foundation.

Transportation veteran Michael Schneider has partnered with Fort Worth-based Paslay Group to expand the firm's infrastructure capabilities and develop a transportation advisory practice. Schneider brings over 40 years of experience in project delivery, strategic planning, and public-private partnerships. The new team will support road, highway, and public transportation owners in developing complex infrastructure programmes. A key focus will be establishing a national practice for local infrastructure ballot initiatives, critical for funding transit and highway projects. Schneider previously co-founded InfraStrategies and held senior roles at HDR and Parsons Brinckerhoff. He has received lifetime achievement awards from ARTBA and was inducted into the American Public Transportation Association Hall of Fame in 2024. Since 2006, Paslay Group has managed over $60 billion in assets through 50 airport engagements across the US.