Art M. Gastelum, MPA President and Chief Executive Officer Art M. Gastelum is President and Chief Executive
Officer of Gateway Science and
Engineering (GSE).
Located in Pasadena, California, GSE
specializes in construction management and engineering of public
works projects. This emphasis on public works resulted from his
experience during his 18 year tenure with Los Angeles Mayor Tom
Bradley. In addition, Mr. Gastelum’s long-standing dedication
to public service is represented through his commitment to assist
in the development of small, emerging, minority and women-owned
businesses.
As President of GSE,
Mr. Gastelum is responsible for establishing corporate goals and
developing execution strategies. Because of Mr. Gastelum’s
extensive experience in construction of public works projects, he
has developed strong strategic alliances with major construction
management and engineering firms. These alliances have resulted
in the participation and completion of projects valuing over $5
billion dollars. Since GSE’s
inception in 1993, GSE staff has
increased from 3 key employees to over 45 full time employees. Mr.
Gastelum has also established joint ventures with fortune 500 companies
and is currently looking at local development opportunities, as
well as International opportunities for growth in Mexico.
Prior to forming GSE,
Mr. Gastelum worked in the Mayors’ Office of the City of Los
Angeles, where his last assignment was Director of Economic Development.
Upon leaving the Mayor’s office, Mr. Gastelum formed Gastelum
& Associates, a government relations and business consulting
firm which represented numerous fortune 500 companies doing business
with the City of Los Angeles and Mexico.
During his 18-year tenure in the Bradley Administration,
Mr. Gastelum had liaison responsibilities for numerous City Departments
including the Mayor’s representative to the Department of
Water and Power, with oversight responsibility for a 2.4 billion
dollar budget and 11,000 employees. During the 1984 Olympics, Mr.
Gastelum had the distinction of being appointed as Mexico’s
attaché to the Olympics, while at the same time serving as
the 1984 Olympic President Peter Ueberroth’s envoy to Mexico.
As a strong supporter of NAFTA, Mr. Gastelum served
as a special advisor to the City of Los Angeles and worked closely
with the Mexican Government to insure its passage by the U.S. Congress.
In August of 1994, Mr. Gastelum was appointed as foreign observer
for the Mexico’s Presidential election.
In 2002, Mr. Gastelum was appointed by Los Angeles
Mayor James Hahn as the Chairman of the International Trade Committee
for all NAFTA countries. Mr. Gastelum is currently very active in
assisting local businesses in establishing business relationships
in Mexico and Latin America as well as other industrialized countries.
Mr. Gastelum has over 25 years of business, project,
government affairs, and real estate development experience and is
a civic and community leader involved in a number of local and state
issues.
Mr. Gastelum has a Masters Degree in Public Administration
from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Science
Degree in Political / Finance from California State University at
Los Angeles.
He and his wife Lillian of 36 years have
four grown children, and currently reside in San Marino, California.
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