Amos Avidan is a consultant and a retired energy and construction executive. He served as Senior Vice President and corporate manager of engineering and technology at Bechtel Corp., where for 16 years he led people, technology, engineering, and capital projects teams. Prior to Bechtel, he spent 20 years at Mobil Corp.
Amos has an interest in established and emerging energy systems and technologies, sustainable economic growth and its impact on society and the planet, and addressing global challenges. He has authored and co-authored numerous technical publications and patents. He holds a BS degree from the Technion, and a PhD from the City University of New York, both in chemical engineering. Amos taught the AIChE course in fluidization in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and served on the AIChE Board of Directors from 2006–2009. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2009.