Natale

Board of Directors
Civil Engineering Forum for Innovation

Executive Director
The American Society of Civil Engineers

In November 2002, Patrick J. Natale began his tenure as the Executive Director of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).  Natale is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Society.  He provides executive leadership to a staff of more than 230 and an active volunteer workforce of over 7,500, facilitating ASCE's tradition of supplying high-quality and high-value products and services to its members and other customers worldwide.

In January of 1999, Natale was appointed the Executive Director of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE).  Prior to joining NSPE, he held numerous top-level management positions with the Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) of New Jersey.  During his 28-year career with PSE&G, he was responsible for managing sales, marketing, strategic planning and customer service.  His most recent assignment was to lead the corporate effort to develop the process and systems required for deregulating the energy marketplace in New Jersey. 

In his community, Natale has served as Chairman of the Board for Goodwill Industries of New Jersey and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce and the American Red Cross.  He has also served as an Assistant District Commissioner for the Boy Scouts of America.  

Natale holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Newark College of Engineering, and an M.S. in Engineering Management from the New Jersey Institute of Technology.  He has completed the Executive Management Program at Yale University, and is a licensed Professional Engineer in New Jersey.  He is also a Certified Association Executive (CAE).  

Natale and his wife Sheila reside in Alexandria, Virginia and have two sons, Michael and Jason.