Position:                                 Vice President, Federal and International Affairs            Department:                         Advocacy            Supervises:                            N/A                        Reports To:                            Executive Vice President            About ACEC The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) is the business association of the nation’s engineering industry. Founded in 1906, ACEC is a national federation of 52 state and regional organizations representing more than 5,600 engineering firms and 600,000+ engineers, surveyors, architects, and other specialists nationwide.