Mike Istre

Director, Research & Project Management
Interstate Natural Gas Association of America & The INGAA Foundation, INC.

Mr. Istre joined the INGAA Foundation in 2017 after more than 20 years of consulting engineering in the pipeline industry.  His project portfolio includes world-class onshore and offshore pipelines for natural gas, oil, refined products, and carbon dioxide in the US, Canada, Mexico and Venezuela. Mr. Istre serves as the INGAA Foundation Project Manager and is responsible for the planning, execution, management and communication of the Foundation’s research program. He also participates in a variety of industry work groups related to gas transmission and pipeline construction.

Mr. Istre is a professional engineer and received a Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Louisiana-Lafayette and a Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Texas.