Patrick Askew

Patrick Askew

Executive Vice President, Aviation,
McKissack & McKissack

Patrick Askew has more than 28 years of design and construction industry experience, which includes more than seven years at McKissack. His experience includes serving as Deputy Director for the $9.5 billion New Terminal One project at the JFK International Airport where McKissack is a member of the Capital Project Delivery (CPD) team, providing Project Management Oversight and MWBE Management & Outreach services. Patrick also served as Project Executive for McKissack’s contract with New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority as its Independent Engineering Consultant providing project oversight of the $32B Capital Program and he is currently providing executive support on the $170M JPMorgan Chase 270 Park Avenue Trading Floors 3-10 project.  

Patrick also spent more than 11 years at New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC). For over three years, he led NYCEDC’s Capital Division managing a $9+ billion project portfolio, including 95+ projects in design/construction, as well as 45+ engineers, architects, landscape architects, and other technical and administrative project support staff.  For more than six years, he served as Assistant Vice President, supervising and managing the design, engineering and construction of high-profile projects, including the New York Mets Minor League Baseball Stadium built in Coney Island, Brooklyn, St. John’s University Baseball Stadium built in Jamaica, Queens, East River Ferry Terminals located in various locations along the East River in Manhattan, and the Coney Island Parachute Jump located in Coney Island, Brooklyn.

Patrick is a graduate of Temple and New York University and holds a bachelor’s and master’s in Civil Engineering, and a master’s in Business Administration. Patrick is also an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University and New York University where he provides education and guidance to students in the areas of project delivery, engineering, design and construction management.