Dr. Marc Ballouz, C.Eng, M.ASCE is the President of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE). He is President, International IGM (Institute for Geotechnics Materials) and is specialized in Geotechnical Forensic engineering.  He has been part of more than 150 projects accomplished with Design Build Supervision in multiple countries and consultancy missions around the world (e.g., Turkey, KSA, Iraq, Qatar, Emirates, Afghanistan, Syria, Djibouti, Cameroon). His expertise is mainly in Shoring Deep Excavations, Deep Foundations (Vertical and Lateral Loading), Underpinning Micro-piling, Landslide Ground Stabilization, and Forensic Geotechnics. Dr. Ballouz has been very active with the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE).

He has served as the Vice Chair of the Innovation & Development Committee and as leader of the Society’s Public Relations Committee. He served on the ISSMGE Board from 2009-2017.