About Speaker

Dr. Irish Horsey has worked as an award-winning construction professional with over 25 years in the AEC industry and academia. Dr. Horsey is the Director of Industry Advancement for Procore. She is an effective senior leader and thought leader responsible for scaling business operations and industry transformation. Dr. Horsey and her team expand the reach of Procore by advancing the construction industry through education and technology. She serves on the boards of numerous construction professional and academic organizations supporting education and research, workforce development, and industry transformation. Prior to joining Procore, she was an accomplished construction manager. She worked for leading AEC organizations in the public and private sectors delivering successful projects and programs.

Dr. Horsey is also an educator of construction management. Her academic career includes working as professor at the Kennesaw State University (KSU) Department of Construction Management where she was the founder and advisor of the Kennesaw Women in Construction (KWIC) organization. She also served as Interim Department Chair. She credits her success in the industry to making her a better professor and advisor to her students.

Dr. Horsey has received numerous awards and recognitions and is passionate about industry advancement. She is distinguished as the first African American woman to earn a Ph.D. in Building Construction from the Georgia Institute of Technology, where she is a part-time professor and serves on the industry advisory board in the School of Building Construction. She has been recognized by Engineering Georgia as one of the 50 Most Notable Women in Engineering. Dr. Horsey believes her greatest contributions to the built environment are recruiting and educating its future leaders and advancing the industry through creating a more
inclusive construction workforce