Jeff Eger is Kentucky State Director for the Center of Infrastructure and Economic Development.  Eger leads The Center’s strategies to support local leaders’ efforts to develop balanced renewable energy policies for their communities.

Eger’s career experiences are broad and extensive, ranging from entrepreneurship to C-Suite leadership. His most notable accomplishments are building and reinventing organizations. He led Northern Kentucky’s Sanitation District No.1 as Executive Director for 17 years, transforming it into a multi-jurisdictional agency providing wastewater and stormwater management services to over 46 local governments. In that role he led the planning and building of two new wastewater treatment plants to support local economic development and protect local waterways from pollution.  Recognizing the challenges with siting sewer plants within the regional community, Eger created two citizen advisory boards to aid in the site selection process.  He negotiated transformational environmental compliance with the state and U.S. EPA, which became a national model in achieving clean water goals. His organization was an early adopter of green infrastructure as an effective means to address water quality issues.  Ushering in new programs and fees, Eger often utilized the concept of public participation, creating advisory boards, focus groups, and public workshops.