Kourosh Kayvani

Kourosh Kayvani BSc MEngSc PhD FIEAust CPEng NER FTSE MIABSE MAE joined the EA board in 2021. He is a member of the board's Audit and Risk Committee, Governance Committee, and College Chairs Forum.

Kourosh is a Principal of HKA and leads its Forensic Technical Services in Australia and New Zealand. He was previously the global Managing Director – Design, Innovation and Eminence of Aurecon and a member of its global C-suite from 2017–2020.

Over his 30-year engineering career, Kourosh has played leading roles in the design, delivery, and expert advisory for many complex projects across the globe. His project portfolio includes Wembley Stadium in London, West Kowloon Terminus in Hong Kong, Barito Suspension Bridge in Indonesia and in such projects in Australia as ANSTO OPAL nuclear reactor, the Sydney Hockey Stadium, Melbourne Star Observation Wheel, and Civic Tower, 5 Martin Place and Bankwest Stadium in Sydney, amongst many others.

Kourosh is an Adjunct Professor at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW. He graduated as a Civil Engineer from the University of Tehran and has a master’s degree and a PhD in Structural Engineering from UNSW, Australia. He is a Chartered Professional Engineer, a Fellow of Institution of Engineers, Australia, and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE). He is a Laureate of IABSE Prize awarded by the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering for his work on long-span structures world-wide.

He is the winner of the 2016 John Connell Gold Medal from the Structural College of Institution of Engineers Australia. He has also been cited amongst Engineers Australia’s Top 100 Most Influential Engineers in Australia.