What sets 2020 apart from the other M&A advisory firms is that we come from the environmental industry, as former C-Suite executives of some of the largest C&E firms in the world. The business of the environment is our only focus and our goal is to now help the next generation leaders create growth and value to their environmental enterprises.
Al Spiers, Founder and CEO
As the Founder and CEO of 2020 Environmental Group, Al works with Founder/Owners, CEOs, Boards, and Private Equity investors in the environmental industry on strategic growth, ownership transition, and mergers and acquisitions. Since founding the company in 2010, Al has advised over 100 environmental and AEC firms across the U.S., Canada, Europe, China and Australia, and served as M&A advisor on over 45 M&A sell- and buy-side engagements.
Prior to forming 2020, Al spent 35 years managing and building some of the largest environmental and engineering firms in the world. This included: SVP for Entrix; Corporate Vice President for Dames & Moore/URS where he led global initiatives in Europe, Russia, Africa, Australia and Latin America; Division Vice President for Ogden Environmental; and started with CH2M Hill.
Al’s was also on the forefront of expanding the environmental consulting industry internationally and his work took him beyond National Geographic spanning 45 countries on five continents.
He currently serves as an outside Board Director at Environmental Science Associates (ESA), a $150 million national environmental firm, and previously as a Board Director to Jacobs Associates.
Al attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business Executive Programs, received his M.S. in Environmental Engineering from Stanford and B.S. in Biology from Lakeland College.
Al and his wife live in San Francisco, enjoys golf, imagining to be a jazz pianist, and planning his next beyond National Geographic international adventure.
Contact Al at: Email: al@2020env.com | Phone: 415-309-0098