Crew

Wayne A. Crew is retired president and CEO of the National Academy of Construction. Prior to becoming president and CEO, he was the director of the Construction Industry Institute (CII), the renowned research center based at The University of Texas at Austin. He holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Michigan State University and an MBA from the University of Houston.

Crew has over 50 years of experience in the engineering and construction industry, and has worked for both owner and contractor firms as well as in research.  Early in his career, he served in project management and engineering positions for two large owner companies, Amoco Chemical Corporation and Michigan Chemical Corporation.  Later he served in executive positions at engineering giants Technip USA and KBR.  His roles in research included serving as director of research at CII and then as director of CII.

Crew holds a bachelor’s of science degree in civil engineering from Michigan State University and an MBA from the University of Houston, and is a Licensed Professional Engineering in Michigan.  He has a keen interest in improving the engineering and construction industry through development and implementation of best practices.  Working with Virginia Tech faculty in the aftermath of the tragic 2007 campus shooting there, he created a graduate best practices class taught by industry lecturers and practitioners.  That course is now offered to the industry through CII.

Wayne has been married to Rivanna for over 45 years. They have two children and two grandchildren. He is a bicycle rider, and he and Rivanna enjoy an occasional round of golf.