Ash Awad currently holds the position of Vice President and is involved with the Energy and Facility Services Divisions for McKinstry Co.   McKinstry has been a pillar of the Seattle business community for over four decades through strong financial management practices and an intimate knowledge of how to best serve the needs of their customers. Being a corporate officer for McKinstry, it is the responsibility of Ash to ensure company profitability, provide vision for current and future initiatives, and provide leadership to a staff that has grown from 2 to over 50 energy professionals in that last 4 years. Ash is also the President of the Board for the Northwest Energy Efficiency Council (NEEC).

Ash Awad grew up on in the East Coast, however was born in the Middle East.  He spent over two decades in Massachusetts, and graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst with a Mechanical Engineering degree.  He eventually moved out west to continue his education at the University of Washington, where he received a Masters in Mechanical Engineering.