Nichol

Eric Nichol is president, CEO, and chairman of the board of directors of Moffatt & Nichol, a global infrastructure advisory firm. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering from Purdue University, and a master’s in earthquake engineering (Imperial College) and a PhD in structural engineering (University College London) from the University of London. He began his career at Moffatt & Nichol in 1980 as a part-time laborer. After earning degrees at Purdue, he studied earthquake engineering in the UK, earning his master’s and doctoral degrees while there. In 1993, he returned to the U.S. and was involved in seismic retrofit projects in Southern California. He also helped with bridge design projects for the Virginia Department of Transportation. He expanded his experience soon after with maritime and waterfront facilities along the East Coast and in the United Arab Emirates. Returning to Southern California in the early 2000s, he helped the company continue to grow. Since being elected president of the firm in 2006, Moffatt & Nichol has tripled in size.