Gibson Jr.

G. Edward (Edd) Gibson, Jr., is the President and CEO of NAC as of January 2023.  He is also Professor Emeritus in Construction Management and Engineering in the Del E. Webb School of Construction at ASU having retired from academia in 2022.  From 2010 to 2018 he served as director of the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment at ASU. He earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and a PhD, both from Auburn University. He also holds an MBA in engineering management from the University of Dallas.

He spent four years in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, four years at Texas Instruments, and one year at North Carolina State University. Edd, who has held chair positions at UT Austin, The University of Alabama and Arizona State University, is a prolific author and has supervised over 100 master’s and doctoral students. He is the recipient of numerous research, teaching and service awards.

He has made significant technical contributions in earned value management, front end planning, risk management, and dispute resolution. Edd has received the Outstanding Researcher Award (twice), the Instructor of the Year Award (twice), and the Distinguished Professor Award from the Construction Industry Institute.

Edd served as president of the Architectural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and was elected Distinguished Member of ASCE in 2020.  He also served as a Fulbright Fellow in Norway in 2004 and as a Visiting Academic Fellow at Cambridge University in spring 2019.  In 2016, he was awarded the ASCE Peurifoy Award for Outstanding Research and was awarded NAC's Richard L. Tucker Service Award in 2020.  In 2022, he was awarded the Richard L. Tucker Leadership and Service Award from CII for his work with the Institute from 1988 to 2019.  Edd is a licensed engineer in Texas.

Edd and Gail have two children, Stacey and Gaines. Edd enjoys hiking, photography, fishing, hunting, and golf in addition to an active travel schedule.