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 $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. [ [http://www.forbes.com/richlist2002/LIRQGCP.html?passListId=54&passYear=2002&passListType=Person&uniqueId=QGCP&datatype=Person Forbes #50, Bechtel, Riley P] ]

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 [ [http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/mba/alumni/prominent_alumni.html Prominent Alumni] ] , Bechtel worked for the law firm of Thelen, Marrin, Johnson & Bridges. He joined Bechtel full-time in 1981, was elected President and COO in March 1989, and became CEO in June 1990. In January 1996 he also became 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.

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* [http://www.bechtel.com/riley_p_bechtel.html Corporate bio]