Riley P. Bechtel
Riley P. Bechtel (
CBE) is the chairman and CEO of the
Bechtel Corporation. He is the great-grandson of
Warren A. Bechtel, the founder of the company. His father is
Stephen Bechtel, Jr., the former chairman and CEO of the company. With a net worth of over $3 billion, Riley Bechtel is ranked as the 50th richest person in the
U.S. and the 127th richest person in the world by Forbes Magazine. [
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He received a bachelor's degree in
Political Science and
Psychology from the
University of California, Davis. After obtaining his
J.D. and
M.B.A. from
Stanford University, Bechtel worked for the law firm of
Thelen, Marrin, Johnson & Bridges. He joined Bechtel full-time in
1981, was elected President and COO of Bechtel in March of
1989, and became CEO in June
1990. In January
1996, he also became the chairman of Bechtel.
Mr. Bechtel is a director of the following companies:
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J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (since
1995)
*The Fremont Group (owned by the Bechtel corporation)
*Fremont Investors, Inc. (owned by the Bechtel corporation)
*Sequoia Ventures, Inc. (owned by the Bechtel corporation)
He is also a member of the
Trilateral Commission and has been appointed to the President's Export Council by
George W. Bush.
Bechtel resides in California with his wife Susan.
Riley Bechtel is a member of the exclusive, all-male
Bohemian Club in San Francisco.
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