# Christine Mary Keville
Christine Mary Keville is an American construction engineer and executive, founder, President, and CEO of Keville Enterprises, Inc., and a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).[1](https://www.naocon.org/members/christinekeville/) • [2](https://cee.northeastern.edu/news/cee-iab-chair-christine-keville-elected-member-of-national-academy-of-engineering/) She currently serves as Chair of the National Academy of Construction[1](https://www.naocon.org/members/christinekeville/) and is known for building one of the country's largest woman-owned construction management firms and for leadership of national professional societies.[3](https://keville.com/alumni-spotlight-christine-keville/) Her NAE election rests on business success, mentoring students and businesses, and leadership of national professional societies rather than research.[2](https://cee.northeastern.edu/news/cee-iab-chair-christine-keville-elected-member-of-national-academy-of-engineering/)
| Key facts | |
|---|---|
| Role | Founder, President, and CEO of Keville Enterprises, Inc., a construction management firm[1](https://www.naocon.org/members/christinekeville/) |
| NAE membership | Member of the National Academy of Engineering[2](https://cee.northeastern.edu/news/cee-iab-chair-christine-keville-elected-member-of-national-academy-of-engineering/) |
| NAE citation | Promoting diversity in the engineering profession through business success, mentoring students and businesses, and leadership of national professional societies[2](https://cee.northeastern.edu/news/cee-iab-chair-christine-keville-elected-member-of-national-academy-of-engineering/) |
| Education | MS, Construction Management, Northeastern University; BS, Mathematics, North Adams State; licensed Construction Supervisor[1](https://www.naocon.org/members/christinekeville/) |
| Firm scale | About 170 employees in ten offices nationwide; over 30 years in construction management[1](https://www.naocon.org/members/christinekeville/) |
| Leadership firsts | First woman President of The Moles; first woman National Chair, Foundation Chair, and Chancellor of CMAA[1](https://www.naocon.org/members/christinekeville/) |
| Recent honor | 2026 ASCE Outstanding Projects and Leaders (OPAL) Award, Construction category[4](https://keville.com/christine-keville-has-been-named-the-2026-opal-award-recipient-by-the-asce/) |
## Early life and education
To pay tuition at North Adams State University she joined Laborers Union Local 151, and an early job was on the [Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority](https://www.edgepedia.org/massachusetts-bay-transportation-authority)'s Red Line extension to Harvard Square.[3](https://www.enr.com/articles/48887-christine-keville-encourages-the-next-generation) She started that construction career at age 18 as a union laborer for Perini Corporation, one of the first women union laborers when she joined in the 1980s.[6](https://keville.com/alumni-spotlight-christine-keville/)
Her degree in mathematics from North Adams State was followed by one in construction management from [Northeastern University](https://www.edgepedia.org/northeastern-university), where she is recorded as an MS graduate of the Civil and Environmental Engineering department (class of 1990).[3](https://www.enr.com/articles/48887-christine-keville-encourages-the-next-generation) • [2](https://cee.northeastern.edu/news/cee-iab-chair-christine-keville-elected-member-of-national-academy-of-engineering/) She is a licensed Construction Supervisor.[1](https://www.naocon.org/members/christinekeville/)
## Career: Keville Enterprises and major projects
Keville founded Keville Enterprises, a woman-owned business whose early work on Boston's Big Dig helped launch its success; the firm has celebrated its 30th year in business and is described as one of the largest woman-owned construction management firms in the country.[6](https://keville.com/alumni-spotlight-christine-keville/) The National Academy of Construction profile records her building it into a 170-person firm with ten offices nationwide.[1](https://www.naocon.org/members/christinekeville/)
The firm is a family business: her sister Bernadette Carroll became CFO and sister Mary Doherty works in contract administration in the Marshfield, Massachusetts office that is Christine's base.[3](https://www.enr.com/articles/48887-christine-keville-encourages-the-next-generation) Her work spans major transportation infrastructure projects including highway, tunnel, bridge, transit, rail, airport, and building projects over more than 30 years.[1](https://www.naocon.org/members/christinekeville/)
## Honours and recognition
Her NAE election cited promoting diversity in the engineering profession through business success, mentoring students and businesses, and leadership of national professional societies.[2](https://cee.northeastern.edu/news/cee-iab-chair-christine-keville-elected-member-of-national-academy-of-engineering/)
In 2026 the [American Society of Civil Engineers](https://www.edgepedia.org/american-society-of-civil-engineers) named her the Outstanding Projects and Leaders (OPAL) Award recipient in the Construction category, honoring trailblazing leadership, contributions to the construction industry, and dedication to advancing infrastructure projects.[4](https://keville.com/christine-keville-has-been-named-the-2026-opal-award-recipient-by-the-asce/) In 2006 she received the Outstanding Alumni Award from the Northeastern University Civil Engineering Alumni Organization.[2](https://cee.northeastern.edu/news/cee-iab-chair-christine-keville-elected-member-of-national-academy-of-engineering/)
## Professional service and mentorship
Keville has held several society leadership firsts: the first woman President of The Moles, and the first woman to hold the positions of National Chair, Foundation Chair, and [Chancellor](https://www.edgepedia.org/chancellor) of the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA).[1](https://www.naocon.org/members/christinekeville/) She chairs Northeastern University's Civil and Environmental Engineering Industrial Advisory Board.[2](https://cee.northeastern.edu/news/cee-iab-chair-christine-keville-elected-member-of-national-academy-of-engineering/)
In philanthropy and mentoring, she established the Francis Keville Memorial Trust Fund, which has awarded annual Marshfield High School scholarships for 31 years; her firm has funded an annual CMAA national scholarship for minority and woman construction management students for 11 years.[5](https://keville.com/keville-academia/)
## Recent developments
Two markers postdate 2023: the 2026 ASCE OPAL Award in the Construction category,[4](https://keville.com/christine-keville-has-been-named-the-2026-opal-award-recipient-by-the-asce/) and her current office as Chair of the National Academy of Construction.[1](https://www.naocon.org/members/christinekeville/)
## References
1. Christine Keville, National Academy of Construction member profile — https://www.naocon.org/members/christinekeville/
2. CEE IAB Chair Christine Keville Elected Member of National Academy of Engineering, Northeastern University Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering — https://cee.northeastern.edu/news/cee-iab-chair-christine-keville-elected-member-of-national-academy-of-engineering/
3. Christine Keville Encourages the Next Generation, Engineering News-Record, 2020-03-17 — https://www.enr.com/articles/48887-christine-keville-encourages-the-next-generation
4. Christine Keville named the 2026 OPAL Award recipient by the ASCE, Keville Enterprises — https://keville.com/christine-keville-has-been-named-the-2026-opal-award-recipient-by-the-asce/
5. Keville & Academia, Keville Enterprises — https://keville.com/keville-academia/
6. Alumni Spotlight: Christine Keville, Keville Enterprises — https://keville.com/alumni-spotlight-christine-keville/
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