National Advisory Board for Leadership in Engineering (nABLE) is an advisory council of the ACEC Research Institute convened to explore the most significant forward-looking issues in the consulting engineering profession that improve lives and the business of engineering. The council brings together thought leaders in areas that shape or influence government, business, academia, society and international perspectives to discuss and articulate the most significant issues impacting or being impacted by people in the built environment.
Chair: Doug McKeown
Retired CEO/Chair, Woodard & Curran
Vice Chair: Karl Reid
Vice President for Equity and Inclusion
MIT
Rizwan Baig
Chief Engineer
Port Authority NY/NJ
Dr. Rafael Bras
Professor and Former Provost
Georgia Tech
Kevin Edwards
VP and GM of Bechtel Supplier Quality & Expediting and Supplier Engagement
Bechtel Corporation
Rebekah Eggers
Global Client Engagement & Innovation Director, Energy Sector
IBM
Manish D. Kothari
President & CEO
Sheladia Associates
Michael Luu
Senior Vice President, Chief Risk Officer
CA Water Services Group
Nicolas Mangon
Vice President AEC Strategy
Autodesk
Roger Millar
Former Secretary of Transportation
Washington State
Dr. Yvette E. Pearson, P.E., F.ASCE, F.ASEE
UT System Regents’ Outstanding Teacher
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Strategic Initiatives | School of Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Associate Dean for Effectiveness and Accountability | Erik Jonsson School of Engineering & Computer Science
The University of Texas at Dallas
Dr. Denise Simmons
Associate Dean Workforce
Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering
University of Florida