Alan Krause

Mr. Alan Krause previously served as chair and CEO of MWH Global Inc. (now part of Stantec), from 2011 to 2017. Under his leadership, MWH completed some of the world's most complex water infrastructure projects, including the Panama Canal Expansion and the Tekeze Hydropower Project in Ethiopia.

Mr. Krause held several other key executive positions with MWH, including President and Chief Operating Officer and President of the company's natural resources, industry and infrastructure section. He played a significant role in the merger of Harza and Montgomery Watson in 2001 that created MWH.

Mr. Krause earned a Master's Degree in Geological Engineering from the University of Nevada’s Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering (formerly the Mackay School of Mines). He has completed the owner/president management program at Harvard Business School and is a member and distinguished engineer of the Pan American Academy of Engineering.

In 2015, Mr. Krause was appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to represent the consulting and engineering segment of the U.S. environmental technology sector on the Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee. He is currently a director of Kleinfelder Inc., Usibelli Coal Mine Inc., and Clark Construction Group LLC, and previously served on the board of Culligan International Company.