Dr. Amadei is professor of civil engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He holds the Mortenson Endowed Chair in Global Engineering and serves as a faculty co-director of the Mortenson Center in Engineering for Developing Communities. He is also the founding president of Engineers Without Borders - USA and the co-founder of the Engineers Without Borders-International network. Dr. Amadei is an elected member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering and a Senior Ashoka Fellow.