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Private Markets & Economic Outlook Briefing

Thursday, November 18, 2021 | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Presented by: Erin McLaughlin live via Zoom

Erin leads ACEC’s efforts to analyze the market and economic trends and implement programs and publications that address the needs of ACEC member firms serving private clients. Analysis of these markets—as well as connected economic and policy implications for the engineering industry—can be found both in ACEC’s series of Private Industry Briefs and in “The Private Side” column in Engineering Inc. magazine.

Erin has more than 20 years of experience in the A/E and commercial real estate industries. Prior to joining ACEC in 2017, Erin held various positions with ENR Top 50 firm Dewberry, including as Director of Business Development in the Mid-Atlantic Region for six years. She was also the National Federal Market Leader at global A/E firm HOK. Erin is a Past President of Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW), Northern Virginia Chapter, and has also served on the board of Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS), D.C. Chapter.

Erin holds an M.S. in Transportation (planning concentration) from the University of New Orleans. Erin also holds an MBA from Marymount University and a B.A. in American/Urban studies from George Washington University. In 2019 Erin completed Oxford University’s Infrastructure, Development, and Finance course, bringing leaders to Oxford, England, from six continents. In addition, Erin has a Certificate in Economic Measurement from the National Association of Business Economics and a Certificate in Mitigation Planning from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Emergency Management Institute.   

About the Session: Private Markets & Economic Outlook Briefing

In this session, Erin will present the latest macro-economic developments impacting the A/E industry, as well as details on the four key private market areas engineering firms serve:

• Commercial & Residential Real Estate;
• Intermodal & Logistics;
• Energy & Utilities; and
• Health Care & Science+Technology.

For each market, Erin will explore the current opportunities for A/E firms and the impacts of economic and policy actions at the national level.

*This event is for ACEC Virginia members only.