Pacific Architects and Engineers

Pacific Architects and Engineers
Industryconstruction, consulting, logistics, professional services
Founded1955
FounderEdward Shay[1]
Defunct15 February 2022 Edit this on Wikidata
FateMerged with Amentum Government Services
Headquarters1320 N Courthouse Road, ,
United States
Key people
Allen Shay (former CEO, Chairman and Co-owner 1995-2006); John E. Heller (CEO)[2]
Charles Peiffer (CFO)[3]
Revenue$2.1 billion[4] (2016)
Number of employees
20,000[5] (2020)
PAE corporate headquarters is located in Earth
PAE corporate headquarters
PAE corporate headquarters
Websitepae.com

Pacific Architects and Engineers (commonly known as PAE, or PA&E) is an American defense and government services contractor. Founded in 1955 by Edward Shay, it is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. For a time after 2016 it was owned by Platinum Equity until it became listed on Nasdaq in 2018. In February 2022 the company merged with Amentum Government Services Holdings LLC and its stock was delisted from Nasdaq.[6]

PAE is a major supplier of services to the U.S. Department of State. Other significant clients have included the United Nations, the UK Ministry of Defence, the New Zealand Defence Force, and the Central Intelligence Agency.

  1. ^ "Our History". pae.com. Pacific Architects and Engineers. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  2. ^ "Company Overview of Pacific Architects and Engineers Incorporated". bloomberg.com. Bloomberg. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  3. ^ Hoover, Mark (April 9, 2014). "PAE renovates exec suite, taps new CFO, COO". Washington Technology. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference paeo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "PAE | 2021 Fortune 500". Fortune.
  6. ^ "PAE Announces Closing of Merger With an Affiliate of Amentum Government Services Holdings LLC" (Press release). GlobeNewswire. February 15, 2022.