Riley P. Bechtel
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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 $2.5 billion, Riley Bechtel is consistently ranked in the top 200 richest people in the U.S. and the top 500 richest people in the world by Forbes Magazine. [1]
He received a bachelor's degree in Political Science and Psychology from the University of California, Davis. After obtaining his JD/MBA from Stanford University in 1977[2], 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:
- The International Council of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (since 1995)
- The Fremont Group (owned by the Bechtel corporation)
- and The Fremont Group, in turn runs Trinity Ventures, LP
- Fremont Investors, Inc. (owned by the Bechtel corporation)
- Sequoia Ventures, Inc. (limited partner of 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. He is a member of the exclusive, all-male Bohemian Club in San Francisco and attends its annual encampment, the Bohemian Grove.
