Ed Alizadeh

Ed Alizadeh, PE, JD, serves as UES President of the Midwest Division. His technical background includes extensive experience in environmental consulting.

Ed joined Geotechnology, Inc. in 1989 as a staff engineer after spending five years as a petroleum engineer with Amoco Production Company in New Mexico. He was promoted to Project Manager and then Environmental Department Manager, and in 1996, Ed was promoted to President of Geotechnology where he oversaw the continued growth of the company, including the opening of branch offices in Illinois, Kansas, Arkansas, and Mississippi. He has also overseen the acquisition of two firms, expanding the firm’s geographic footprint into Tennessee, Kentucky, and Ohio. In 2020, Ed became CEO.

Ed is currently Vice-Chair of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). He has also served as Chairman of ACECMo. Ed is a member of the Engineer’s Club of St. Louis and the Missouri Society of Professional Engineers and has been very active in the Geoprofessional Business Association (GBA). Ed is currently on the Board of Directors for Habitat for Humanity St. Louis and Pedal the Cause which raises millions of dollars for cancer research.

Ed holds a JD of Law from Saint Louis University School of Law and a BS in Petroleum Engineering from The University of Tulsa.