An interview with Mitch Simpler, the newly elected Chair of the Board of the American Council of Engineering Companies at the 2019 ACEC Annual Convention and Legislative Summit.The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) is the business association of the nation’s engineering industry. ACEC member firms drive the design of America’s infrastructure and built environment. Founded in 1906, ACEC is a national federation of 52 state and regional organizations representing more than 5,600 engineering firms and 600,000+ engineers, surveyors, architects, and other specialists nationwide.