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 $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. [link]
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:
- 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)
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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