This book results from a significant collaborative effort involving many organizations, research associations, and individuals. As I explored the tremendous amount of research on global megaprojects, I was truly grateful for the thoughtful analysis from so many diverse projects ranging – from important social endeavors to amazing scientific achievements to extraordinary infrastructure projects connecting cities, countries and regions of the world through transcontinental and transoceanic links.

I have many to thank for their tremendous contributions to this book including my former and present megaproject colleagues dedicated to understanding the tremendous challenges of building complex projects and seeking new ways to improve upon current practice.

To my former colleagues on the Big Dig, now working on other global projects for continuing to share their insights on the new obstacles and challenges they face. I am deeply appreciative of my colleagues across the globe including Wendy Wan and Chung‐Leung Luk for our research collaboration, and adding additional perspective on megaproject development in Southeast Asia. I am grateful to the many friends I have worked with in years past at the World Bank, and more recently I have greatly appreciated the support of Peter Vincze and Erick Abiassi for their assistance in sharing the challenges of delivering projects in some of the world’s poorest countries. To my colleagues at Harvard Law School thank you for your interest and support in advancing opportunities for students in the field of international development.

To Harry Dimitriou and his team at the Omega Centre for Mega Infrastructure and Development, at University College London for providing insights from their incredible work on transport policy‐making and sustainable development on cities and regions in the developing world. To Kristina Gillin for providing understanding on the attributes of a sustainable nuclear decommissioning and sustainable repurposing of projects globally. To Emmanuelle Bernardin for our collaboration on global cyber projects and the challenges they present for the future. To Nicole Hunter for her advancement of professional women in construction.

To Elliott Sclar for our collaboration on research on the building of the Interstate Highway System, and to Alan Altshuler, Fred Salvucci, and Robert Paaswell in sharing your experiences in leading some of the largest transportation megaprojects in the United States and your support for infrastructure endeavors internationally. To Eric Rebentisch, PMI and the team of collaborators I had the pleasure to work with on the development of the book, Integrating Program Management and Systems Engineering which has broad applicability to global megaprojects.

To my graduate research assistants, Sanskriti Patwal, Meirgul Kaleshova, and Meruyert Nussambayeva a special thanks for keeping me motivated and excited about this project and for the collection and organization of extensive amounts of research. To Barry Unger for his unique view of megaprojects in the creative economy, to Keith Diggans, and Jim Hannon for sharing their insights on Agile in mega practice, and to Steve Bergstrom for his unique insights on the business and managerial side of global megaprojects.

Also, to my graduate students, and law students at Boston University whose enthusiasm for learning instill in me my passion for teaching. I am also thankful to my fellow professors and colleagues, especially those who provided insight and new direction. To Vijay Kanabar, Stephen Leybourne, Rich Maltzman, Irena Vodenska, John Sulllivan, Gerard Keegan, and to Bill Parker at the Defense Acquisition University for their support for my teaching and research on megaprojects and their ideas for improving the projects of the future. To Dean Zlateva and Sr. Associate Dean Chitkushev for their continuous support of my research efforts.

A special thanks to my publisher, John Wiley & Sons and my Production Editor, Sundaramoorthy Balasubramani and especially Kalli Schultea and Skyler Van Valkenburgh and the editorial team for your willingness to take on this project.

My apologies to anyone I may have forgotten to mention here.

Finally, to the readers of this book, I hope you will find value in learning about the many successes of global megaprojects and how they continue to make a difference in the lives of people all over the world.

Responsibility for errors or omissions in this book remains mine.