Riley P. Bechtel
Riley P. Bechtel | |
|---|---|
| Born | Riley Peart Bechtel Bechtel Corporation |
| Spouse | Susan Bechtel |
| Children | 3, including Brendan |
| Parent | Stephen Bechtel Jr. |
Riley Peart Bechtel
As of July 2021, his estimated net worth is US$2.7 billion.Early life and education
He is the great-grandson of Warren A. Bechtel, the company's founder. His parents were Elizabeth Hogan and Stephen Bechtel Jr., who was the former chairman and CEO of the company.[4]
He attended
JD/MBA from Stanford University in 1977.[3] He was admitted to the State Bar of California in November 1979 and joined the American Bar Association.[3]
Career
He worked for the law firm of Thelen, Marrin, Johnson & Bridges.[3] He joined Bechtel full-time in 1981 and was elected president and chief operating officer in March 1989.[3] He became CEO in June 1990.[3] In January 1996, he also became chairman of Bechtel.[3]
He sits on the board of directors of the international council of
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (since 1995), the Fremont Group (owned by Bechtel Corporation), the Fremont Group (which in turn runs Trinity Ventures, LP), Fremont Investors, Inc. (owned by Bechtel Corporation), and Sequoia Ventures, Inc. (limited partner of Bechtel Corporation).[3] He was a board member of Theranos.[7]
He is a former member of the
American Society of Safety Engineers.[3]
Wealth
According to Forbes, his estimated net worth is US$3 billion, as of October 2021.[9]
Personal life
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He resides in California with his wife, Susan. He is a member of the
Forbes magazine.[10] In February 2014, Bechtel announced that, after 25 years, he was stepping down as CEO of Bechtel Corporation because of health reasons associated with Parkinson's disease.[11]
References
- ^ a b "The birth of Riley Bechtel". Californiabirthindex.org.
- ^ a b "Book of Members, 1780-2010: Chapter B" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Bechtel biography Archived 2008-04-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Beta Theta Pi Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Wallack, Todd (14 December 2003). "Why some big-time donors like to stay under wraps / When discretion is the better part of philanthropy". SFGATE. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-11-02. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "A singular board at Theranos". Fortune. June 12, 2014. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
- ^ National Building Museum
- ^ "Riley Bechtel & family". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ^ "Forbes.com: Forbes 400 Richest in America 2002". www.forbes.com.
- ^ Engineering News-Record