GAI Consultants

Legal name, DBA and former names

• GAI Consultants, Inc. (Texas board record: GAI CONSULTANTS, INC)Source: tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip · As of 2026-10-04

Identifiers (UEI, state registrations)

• Texas TBPELS firm no. 6591.Source: tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip · As of 2026-10-04

Ownership type

• PE-backed: GAI announced a strategic private equity investment from Comvest Partners, made together with GAI leadership and existing employee-owners (financial terms not disclosed), announcement dated 2022-10-13.Source: gaiconsultants.com/gai-consultants-announces-strat… · As of 2022-10-13

Sponsor, parent or transaction

• Sponsor side announcement of the same investment is posted on the Comvest news page (now hosted on the Vesterra Capital Partners site)Source: comvestprivateequity.com/comvest-partners-announces-stra… · As of 2022-10-13

Services and markets

• Services include abandoned mine land reclamation, construction, cultural resources, distribution engineering, environmental engineering and studies, geotechnical and geological engineering, grid resiliency advisory, land development, landscape architecture, mechanical/electrical/structural, right of way support and more.Source: gaiconsultants.com · As of 2026-10-05

Leaders

• Kevin Leadbetter, PE, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.Source: gaiconsultants.com/about-gai/leadership · As of 2026-10-05
• Stephen E. Gould, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer.Source: gaiconsultants.com/about-gai/leadership · As of 2026-10-05
• Robert Pfordresher, CPA, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.Source: gaiconsultants.com/about-gai/leadership · As of 2026-10-05

Deals

• Comvest Partners strategic investment in GAI Consultants, October 2022 (see ownership)Source: gaiconsultants.com/gai-consultants-announces-strat… · As of 2022-10-13

Licences (board records)

• Texas TBPELS roster lists GAI CONSULTANTS, INC (firm no. 6591, type NS, expires 2028-07-31)Source: tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip · As of 2026-10-04

DOT prequalification

• TxDOT Active Precertified Firms lists GAI CONSULTANTS, INC. with 3 areas of certification.Source: dot.state.tx.us/des/precert/precrt5.htm · As of 2026-10-05

Public filings

• DOL Form 5500, plan year beginning 2024-01-01: GAI CONSULTANTS INC. 401(K) PLAN (ACK_ID 20251119091623NAL0003746961001), NAICS 541330, 990 active participants.Source: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac… · As of 2025-11-19

Rankings and awards

• Listed in the ENR 2026 Top 500 Design Firms.Source: enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-fi… · As of 2026-10-05

News timeline

• 2022-10-13: announced strategic investment from Comvest Partners.Source: gaiconsultants.com/gai-consultants-announces-strat… · As of 2022-10-13

Sources of record

1. https://tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip
2. https://gaiconsultants.com/gai-consultants-announces-strategic-investment-from-comvest-partners/
3. https://gaiconsultants.com/about-gai/company-overview/
4. https://gaiconsultants.com/
5. https://comvestprivateequity.com/comvest-partners-announces-strategic-investment-in-gai-consultants/
6. https://gaiconsultants.com/about-gai/leadership/
7. https://www.dot.state.tx.us/des/precert/precrt5.htm
8. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-activities/public-disclosure/foia/form-5500-datasets
9. https://www.enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-firms-2