Leadership

Michael McKelvy is President and Chief Executive Officer of McDermott International and a member of the Board of Directors. He brings more than three decades of industry leadership in global engineering, procurement and construction markets as he executes the company’s strategic growth and operational plan.
 
Previously, Michael led Gilbane Building Company as President and CEO since 2014, where he was instrumental in record growth, profitable operations and a strong customer commitment.
 
Prior to joining Gilbane, Michael spent 26 years at CH2M Hill where he held multiple leadership positions and ultimately became Chief Delivery Officer of the company. In this position, he was responsible for project execution across all domestic and international regions with oversight of risk, safety, security, procurement and quality. He spent his early career in operations as an architect and project manager at C.H. Guernsey & Company and Lockwood Greene, which became part of CH2M Hill.
 
Michael currently serves on the Board of Directors for RPS Group PLC, a leading global professional services firm. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Design from the University of Oklahoma and a Bachelor of Architecture from Louisiana Tech University.
 
He completed executive management programs at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, University of Michigan Ross School of Business, Thunderbird School of Global Management, Stanford University Graduate School of Business and Babson College.