About Us
As America’s economy recovers, there is an obvious need for innovative approaches that harness private capital to serve the public good.
History has shown the enormous advantages of public-private partnerships, from the Transcontinental Railroad to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation that channeled private capital into public projects like streets, bridges, airports, dams, highways, and water and sewer systems. About us
Achaean Infrastructure was established to leverage a proprietary investment methodology that can revitalize the public-private partnership approach in a joint venture fashion to fulfill two needs – rebuilding America’s infrastructure and mitigating the financial challenges faced by America’s pension plans system.
Our Vision
Rebuilding infrastructure, advancing pension fund relief, creating new job opportunities, and supporting ESG solutions
Our Team
Robert Schillerstrom
President
Robert Schillerstrom has practiced law for over forty years, currently a partner in Ice Miller’s Public Affairs and Public & Municipal Finance Groups. Robert has provided counsel on government-related matters, including public and private partnerships (P3s),
opportunity zones, community relations, public affairs, strategic public policy development, real estate tax and zoning-related matters. Robert also represents governments regarding their public finance needs. In addition, Robert has been active in local, county and state politics for over 35 years, holding leadership positions in local, county and state government. From 2015-2019, Robert served as Chairman of the Illinois Tollway Board of Directors and he previously served three terms as Chairman of the DuPage County Board (Illinois), where he had a reputation as a fiscal conservative and a builder, regularly investing in roads, flood control, and drainage projects.
Lorry Stensrud
CEO
Lorry Stensrud, Co-founder of Achaean Infrastructure, has 30 years of insurance industry experience, with leadership roles in new product development and management of large-scale distribution organizations.
Prior to launching Achaean, Lorry was CEO of Lincoln Retirement, a division of Lincoln National Insurance. Notably, he reversed a $2 billion negative cash flow problem, stemmed erosion in market share and repositioned the company as a market leader in the annuity market. From 1996 to 2000, he served as President and CEO of Cova Financial Services Life Insurance, where he developed non-traditional distribution channels, expanding sales opportunities. From 1985 to 1996, he served as EVP of Xerox Life/Van Kampen Merritt where he built an annuity line of business to complement Van Kampen Merritt’s fixed income expertise. About us
Lawrence Ryan
EVP
Co-founder of Achaean Infrastructure, Lawrence Ryan most recently was Founder and President of Praetorian Advisors, a boutique advisory firm, specializing in financial services, with predominate focus on creative reinsurance solutions, development of Insurance-
Linked Securities products and financing conduits. Prior, Lawrence held a variety of positions at bulge-bracket investment banks (Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch and UBS) with his career split between derivatives, structured finance and capital markets advisory work, which included postings in the U.S. and Europe/Middle East regions. Lawrence launched many of the operations for which he was put in charge, giving him broad experience at building and managing financial organizations across disciplines, including Sales and Trading, Operations, Legal & Compliance, Risk Management, Administrative, Credit, Finance and Exchanges.
Senator Mark Kirk
Chairman About us
Mark Kirk represented the State of Illinois in the U.S. Congress. Prior to his service in Congress, Senator Kirk held senior positions at the World Bank, U.S. State Department, U.S. House of Representatives’ International Affairs Committee, and as an attorney with Baker
& McKenzie. Elected to the House of Representatives in 2000, Kirk represented the suburban 10th District for 10 years. Mark was elected to the Senate in 2010 where he served on the Committees of Appropriations, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. In both the House and the Senate, Kirk led on issues related to public-private partnerships to support infrastructure spending, including the Water Infrastructure Now Public-Private Partnership Act he introduced with Senator Durbin which was included in Water Resources Reform and Development Act and signed into law in 2014. Retiring from Congress in 2017, Kirk established KGA, an international consulting firm. In 2018, he became a founding partner and Chairman of Achaean Infrastructure.
Dodie McCracken
EVP External Relations About us
Dodie McCracken is a veteran communications and government affairs professional with decades of public and private sector experience. She has successfully leveraged strong relationships among key stakeholders on Capitol Hill, in the Executive Branch,
and from corporate and non-profit entities in the US and abroad, to ensure constructive conversations and create dynamic, beneficial alliances for partners across diverse issue sets. Her expertise includes corporate marketing, branding and reputation management, partnership development, government relations, and community engagement.
Senator Mark Kirk
Chairman
Mark Kirk represented the State of Illinois in the U.S. Congress. Prior to his service in Congress, Senator Kirk held senior positions at the World Bank, U.S. State Department, U.S. House of Representatives’ International Affairs Committee, and as an attorney with Baker & McKenzie. Elected to the House of Representatives in 2000, Kirk represented the suburban 10th District for 10 years. Mark was elected to the Senate in 2010 where he served on the Committees of Appropriations, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. In both the House and the Senate, Kirk led on issues related to public-private partnerships to support infrastructure spending, including the Water Infrastructure Now Public-Private Partnership Act he introduced with Senator Durbin which was included in Water Resources Reform and Development Act and signed into law in 2014. Retiring from Congress in 2017, Kirk established KGA, an international consulting firm. In 2018, he became a founding partner and Chairman of Achaean Infrastructure.