Keith A. Esarey
President/CEO, McClure Engineering Associates
St. Louis, MO
BSME 1994, UMR
After receiving his Mechanical Engineering degree in 1994, Keith undertook graduate studies in Engineering Management at UMR and managed the Excel Program, a student-run initiative promoting collaboration among new students. He concluded his academic work in late 1995 and began working as a project engineer at Monsanto/Solutia. Keith soon transitioned to McClure Engineering, a consulting firm in St. Louis specializing in mechanical, electrical, and plumbing system design and operations for buildings and campus facilities. His work has concentrated on projects involving advanced environmental control for specialized facilities where environmental control is a critical component of the operation. Starting at McClure Engineering as a Project Engineer, Keith became a client principal in 2000, overseeing engineering operations, and was named President in 2018.
Keith lives in Chesterfield, Missouri, with his wife Katherine and their three children. Katherine works as an executive in cybersecurity, focusing on Governance, Risk, and Compliance. Their sons, Liam and Ryan, attend Chaminade College Preparatory School, and their daughter Caitlyn attends Visitation Academy of St. Louis.