Simeon Terry

Second Vice Chair, AMAC Board of Directors
Vice President of Diversity Affairs, Austin Commercial

Simeon is the Vice President of Diversity Affairs for Austin Commercial. He has been in the construction industry for over 30 years and has managed diversity programs for over 20 years. In his current role, Mr. Terry oversees the Diversity and Inclusion program internally and externally through cultural competency education, diversity compliance, affirmative action, recruiting/hiring, mentoring and business procurement diversity. In addition, he develops and implements strategic strategies to maximize inclusion in the workforce and supplier diversity workspaces.

Over his 21-year career with Austin Commercial, he was previously the Director of Diversity and Diversity Program Manager. He also oversees Austin Commercial’s mentoring program that has graduated over 400 firms, including a $3 billion investment in these firms.

Mr. Terry works closely with many different departments within Austin, including accounting, legal, risk management, marketing and business development, operations and human resources. Simeon began his career in construction as a safety manager and has held the positions of Estimator, Construction Manager, Project Manager and Operations Manager. Before his career in construction, Simeon worked as a Manufacturing Engineer for McDonnell Douglas in St. Louis, MO, building F-18 Hornet Airplanes for the Navy and as a Loss Control Regional Manager for Liberty Mutual.

Mr. Terry holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering from Kansas State University and a Master’s in Business Administration in Finance. He also has a Master Compliance Administrator Certification from Morgan State University associated with the American Contract Compliance Association. He is a Life Member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.