Building a Better Workforce

Jeff Urbanchuk

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August 28, 2026

Initially unveiled in Summer 2023, nearly 200 ACEC member firms have participated in the Roadmap — a DEI&B maturity model and benchmarking tool that gives engineering firm executives a comprehensive, data-driven way to assess the maturity of their firm’s DEIB program, with actionable suggestions for making further progress.

Chad Clinehens brings the data and the on-the-ground perspective from years of benchmarking the AEC industry, and together unpacks what the roadmap recommends, where firms are already making progress, and where the real work still lies ahead.

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Jeff Urbanchuk

Jeff Urbanchuk is the SVP of Communications and Marketing at ACEC