Biography Riley P. Bechtel

1 biography

1.1 life
1.2 career
1.3 personal life

biography
early life

he great-grandson of warren a. bechtel, founder of company. parents elizabeth hogan , stephen bechtel, jr., former chairman , ceo of company. received bachelor s degree in political science , psychology university of california, davis , jd/mba stanford university in 1977. admitted state bar of california in november 1979 , american bar association.

career

he worked law firm of thelen, marrin, johnson & bridges. joined bechtel full-time in 1981, elected president , chief operating officer in march 1989. became ceo in june 1990. in january 1996 became chairman of bechtel.

he sits on boards of directors of international council of j.p. morgan chase & co. (since 1995), fremont group (owned bechtel corporation), fremont group (which in turn runs trinity ventures, lp), fremont investors, inc. (owned bechtel corporation), , sequoia ventures, inc. (limited partner of bechtel corporation). board member of theranos, silicon valley biotech company.

he member of trilateral commission, american society of corporate executives, business council, business roundtable , national petroleum council. sits on corporate council of conservation fund , board of trustees of ocean exploration trust. sits on governing board of indian school of business, stanford graduate school of business advisory council, stanford law school dean’s advisory council, , uc davis board of visitors. appointed president s export council george w. bush. in 1998, , father stephen, jr., presented honor award national building museum company s contributions america s built environment. elected fellow of american academy of arts , sciences in 2001. honorary fellow of american society of civil engineers , honorary lifetime member of american society of safety engineers.

personal life

he resides in california wife susan. member of exclusive augusta national golf club, all-male bohemian club in san francisco , attends annual encampment, bohemian grove. estimated worth of on $5.5 billion, consistently ranked in top 200 richest people in u.s. , top 500 richest people in world forbes magazine. in february 2014, mr bechtel announced that, after 25 years, stepping down chief executive officer of bechtel corporation because of health reasons associated parkinson s disease.