Donald Coffelt, P.E.

Donald Coffelt is the Associate Vice President for Facilities Management and Campus Services and Associate Vice President for Enterprise Space Strategies at Carnegie Mellon University. His 400-member team provides facility services, infrastructure management, utility operations, and auxiliary services required to support the university’s 150-acre Pittsburgh campus. Reporting to the Vice President for Operations, Coffelt is also responsible for coordinating university-wide sustainability practices.

From 1995 to 2003, Coffelt was a Pittsburgh area facility services and technology firm executive with nationwide program management responsibilities. From 1985 through 2013, he served in various leadership assignments across the United States as an officer in the U.S. Coast Guard before completing a 28-year career at the rank of Captain in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve.

In addition to his doctorate from Carnegie Mellon University, Coffelt is a United States Coast Guard Academy graduate in New London, CT, and the University of Illinois. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers and licensed as a professional engineer in Alaska and Pennsylvania. His published works include a graduate-level textbook, Fundamentals of Infrastructure Management. Active in community service, Dr. Coffelt also serves on several boards, including the United States Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association.