Eduardo Andrade

General Director, Burns & McDonnell Mexico

Mexico is quickly becoming a first-world economy thanks to investments in the power and energy sectors. Eduardo Andrade is a key influencer in making it happen.

Eduardo, a longtime executive in the Mexico energy industry, has spent his entire career advocating for investments and improvements to Mexico’s power and energy sectors because he’s passionate about improving the lives of his fellow countrymen. He has held crucial executive leadership roles for major multinational engineering and construction firms. He joined Burns & McDonnell in 2018 to serve as the first general director of Burns & McDonnell Mexico, where he was tasked with expanding the firm’s presence and leading/advancing power generation and electrical transmission projects.

In the community:

Eduardo invests his time and abilities in efforts that move the energy industry forward. He supports organizations including:

  • Mexico Energy Association, founder
  • Canadian Mexico Partnership Energy Chapter, founder
  • World Energy Council Mexico Chapter, former president
  • Mexico Energy Regulatory Commission External Advisory Board, former board member
What’s something most people don’t know about you?

How proud I am to work for this company, not just happy or satisfied.

What’s the coolest part of your job?

Leading the expansion of the company into Mexico.

What excites you most when you look at the future of the company?

Thinking about the standards we’re setting to make a better world that future generations will inherit.