Keynote
Abstract
Vanta E. Coda II joined the Ports of Indiana team in July 2018 as Chief Executive Officer. He has 25 years of experience in maritime and multimodal operations on the Great Lakes, Gulf of Mexico and Ohio River. He most recently served as the executive director for the Duluth Seaway Port Authority, operating in the busiest port district on the Great Lakes.
Coda has been actively involved with maritime policy initiatives for the Great Lakes at the state and federal levels in his roles as president of the Minnesota Ports Association, member of the board of directors for the American Association of Port Authorities and member of the American Great Lakes Ports Association and USDOT Maritime Transportation System National Advisory Committee. He is an Eagle Scout and a graduate of the University of Kentucky, with a bachelor’s degree in history and political science. He has also completed post-graduate studies in business at the University of Memphis and the University of Kentucky.
Session Title
Opening Session
Location
LOEB
Date of Version
March 2019
Recommended Citation
Coda, Vanta II, "Keynote" (2019). Purdue Road School. 5.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/roadschool/2019/opening/5
Start Date
3-5-2019 10:10 AM
End Date
3-5-2019 10:30 AM
Keynote
LOEB
Vanta E. Coda II joined the Ports of Indiana team in July 2018 as Chief Executive Officer. He has 25 years of experience in maritime and multimodal operations on the Great Lakes, Gulf of Mexico and Ohio River. He most recently served as the executive director for the Duluth Seaway Port Authority, operating in the busiest port district on the Great Lakes.
Coda has been actively involved with maritime policy initiatives for the Great Lakes at the state and federal levels in his roles as president of the Minnesota Ports Association, member of the board of directors for the American Association of Port Authorities and member of the American Great Lakes Ports Association and USDOT Maritime Transportation System National Advisory Committee. He is an Eagle Scout and a graduate of the University of Kentucky, with a bachelor’s degree in history and political science. He has also completed post-graduate studies in business at the University of Memphis and the University of Kentucky.
