Academy of Distinguished Alumni, inducted 2025

Patrick “Pat” McCelvey is a business executive with more than 35 years of leadership in oil and gas companies in the U.S. and internationally. He earned his B.S. in civil engineering and M.S. in geotechnical engineering from The University of Texas at Austin.

McCelvey has gone on to manage large exploration and development projects, integrating geological and engineering analyses to identify investment opportunities, including the acquisition and divestiture of properties and companies. He currently serves as a director and strategic advisor to a medical device startup.

Texas CAEE alumnus Patrick McCelvey